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Lagos tops 2024 state IGR rankings with ₦1.26tn — NBS

Raymond Adebayo
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State maintained its position as Nigeria’s top internally generated revenue (IGR) earner in 2024, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.

In a post shared via its official X handle, the NBS revealed that the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) collectively generated ₦3.6 trillion in IGR for 2024 — a 49.7% increase from ₦2.43 trillion recorded in 2023.

Top 5 IGR-generating states in 2024
  1. Lagos — ₦1,261,556,415,048.56
  2. Rivers — ₦317,303,986,832.38.
  3. FCT — ₦282,364,055,025.74.
  4. Ogun — ₦194,933,884,872.57.
  5. Enugu — ₦180,500,141,598.36.
Bottom 5 states by IGR
  1. Adamawa — ₦20,298,222,818.56.
  2. Taraba — ₦17,460,514,087.44.
  3. Kebbi — ₦16,971,704,831.43.
  4. Ebonyi — ₦13,177,829,475.63.
  5. Yobe — ₦11,084,367,202.33.
Full state IGR breakdown (₦)
  1. Lagos – 1,261,556,415,048.56
  2. Rivers – 317,303,986,832.38
  3. FCT – 282,364,055,025.74
  4. Ogun – 194,933,884,872.57
  5. Enugu – 180,500,141,598.36
  6. Delta – 157,785,188,072.55
  7. Edo – 91,153,908,548.19
  8. Akwa Ibom – 75,768,017,871.08
  9. Kano – 74,771,014,335.51
  10. Kaduna – 71,574,658,542.97
  11. Kwara – 71,197,075,565.91
  12. Oyo – 65,287,038,267.92
  13. Bayelsa – 64,013,288,202.51
  14. Jigawa – 59,455,563,495.20
  15. Osun – 54,767,865,323.88
  16. Cross River – 47,018,239,529.33
  17. Anambra – 42,689,648,058.74
  18. Abia – 40,009,340,912.93
  19. Katsina – 39,152,790,613.55
  20. Niger – 34,660,234,106.71
  21. Bauchi – 32,427,554,765.85
  22. Kogi – 32,012,618,177.80
  23. Ekiti — ₦35,213,748,270.98
  24. Plateau — ₦31,139,826,680.23
  25. Ondo — ₦31,251,840,302.79
  26. Borno — ₦27,803,527,850.21
  27. Zamfara — ₦25,455,960,759.33
  28. Imo — ₦25,270,602,765.46
  29. Nassarawa — ₦25,518,692,329.97
  30. Gombe — ₦20,724,823,840.00
  31. Sokoto — ₦20,845,754,441.54
  32. Benue — ₦20,434,774,732.75
  33. Adamawa – 20,298,222,818.56
  34. Taraba – 17,460,514,087.44
  35. Kebbi – 16,971,704,831.43
  36. Ebonyi – 13,177,829,475.63
  37. Yobe – 11,084,367,202.33

The Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is categorised into two broad components: Tax Revenue and Revenue from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

See also

Tax revenue includes collections from Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE), direct assessment, road taxes, stamp duties, capital gains tax, withholding tax, other taxes, and revenue generated by local governments.

Among these, PAYE accounted for the largest share, contributing ₦1.86 trillion — approximately 69.84% of total tax revenue. In contrast, capital gains tax recorded the lowest contribution at ₦10.57 billion during the reporting period.