States across Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) collected a combined N5.15 trillion in internally generated revenue (IGR) in 2025, up 40.93% from N3.65 trillion in 2024. The increase is recorded in the National Bureau of Statistics’ latest State-Level Internally Generated Revenue report.
Lagos led the country with N1.77 trillion in IGR, contributing more than one-third of the total raised by the 36 states and the FCT. Rivers followed with N428.42 billion, while Enugu placed third at N406.77 billion.
The FCT ranked fourth after generating N356.34 billion, followed by Ogun with N252.36 billion. Delta occupied sixth place with N202.49 billion, and Edo came seventh at N132.21 billion. Oyo, Kano and Akwa Ibom completed the top 10, recording N103.25 billion, N102.26 billion and N100.80 billion respectively.
Kwara generated N95.36 billion, Kaduna N86.75 billion, Abia N70.41 billion, Jigawa N66.73 billion, Niger N66.37 billion, Katsina N64.29 billion, Ondo N60.32 billion, Cross River N58.64 billion, Ekiti N57.09 billion and Anambra N57.03 billion.
Osun collected N56.84 billion, followed by Bauchi with N52.79 billion, Bayelsa with N50.30 billion, Plateau with N45.10 billion, Gombe with N43.96 billion, Kogi with N43.94 billion and Imo with N43.65 billion.
Borno’s IGR stood at N36.36 billion, while Adamawa recorded N33.76 billion, Nasarawa N32.57 billion, Kebbi N31.23 billion, Zamfara N30.07 billion and Benue N29.57 billion.
Taraba generated N28.16 billion, Sokoto N20.48 billion and Ebonyi N17.18 billion. Yobe posted the weakest result among the states, with IGR of N16.01 billion.
