Lagos states led other states of the federation in the amount of internally generated revenue in 2022, according to the IGR report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Lagos, Rivers, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stood out as the leading states in terms of IGR, ranking in impressive amounts of N651,145,633,085.30, N172,823,232,535.44, and N124,366,774,519.25, respectively.
On the other end of the spectrum, Kebbi, Taraba, and Yobe were the least successful in generating revenue, managing to collect only N9,146,249,907.83, N10,238,110,125.95, and N10,456,776,796.18, respectively.
Collectively, the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) managed to generate a total of N1,925,612,626,650.76 as IGR in 2022.
This represented a modest growth of 1.57 per cent when compared to the N1,895,786,762,263.80 generated in the previous year, 2021.
The report further stated that the revenue for 2022 came from taxes, including various types, and the income generated by different government departments and agencies. The total revenue collected across all states and the FCT increased slightly compared to the previous year.
According to the report, the main source of revenue for the year was the pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax, contributing a significant 67.62 per cent to the total tax revenues generated across the country.
The report also stated that capital gains tax, on the other hand, played a much smaller role, accounting for only 0.24 per cent of the total tax revenue.
In terms of local government area (LGA) revenue, Oyo, Lagos, and Jigawa emerged as the top three states.
