BudgIT Ranks Zamfara 10th In Fiscal Viability Index, Scores State 74.97%

Zamfara State has been ranked among the 10 best-performing states in fiscal viability in Nigeria, scoring 74.97 per cent in the 2026 Fiscal Viability Index released by BudgIT.
The state placed 10th in the ranking, which assessed the fiscal performance of 35 states in 2025, while Enugu and Bayelsa emerged first and second with scores of 98.38 per cent and 88.83 per cent respectively.
The report, titled: “State of States 2026: States’ Performance on Pillar B/Fiscal Viability,/ was released on Monday.
The ranking comes days after a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, said he was impressed by the transformational achievements recorded by Go...