States, FCT IGR rises 41% to N5.15tn

By Elizabeth Adegbesan
LAGOS — Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, rose by 40.93 per cent year-on-year to N5.15 trillion in 2025 from N3.65 trillion in 2024.
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, disclosed this in its 2025 Internally Generated Revenue report released on Thursday.
According to the bureau, “the 36 states and the FCT generated a total of N5.15 trillion in 2025, indicating a growth rate of 40.93 percent from N3.65 trillion recorded in 2024.”
Lagos recorded the highest IGR at N1.77 trillion, followed by Rivers with N428.42 billion and Enugu with N406.77 billion.
At the other end of the scale, Yobe record...