The latest Internally Generated Revenue report released by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that all states in Nigeria generated the total sum of N691.11 billion between January and June 2019.
According to the Bureau’s report, the IGR generated by the 36 states and FCT rose by 94.2 billion (15.7%) when compared to the N596.91 billion IGR generated in half 2018.
The report also showed that thirty-one (31) states and the FCT recorded growth in IGR while five (5) states recorded decline in IGR at the end of H1 2019. Details of the report showed that across the 36 states, Lagos State generated the biggest IGR of N205.16 billion, representing 30% of the total states’ IGR in half year 2019.
River State ranked as the second biggest with an IGR of N75.9 billion. Other states among the top 10 states with the biggest IGR include FCT (N38.5 billion), Delta (N36.3 billion), Ogun (N29.5 billion), Kaduna (N22.4 billion), Akwa Ibom (N20.4 billion), Ondo (N19 billion), Kano (N18.5 billion) and Cross River (N16.7 billion).
Gombe, Yobe and Taraba states recorded the lowest IGR of N2.08 billion, N2.2 billion and N3.27 billion.
Samson Oyedeyi
