Q3 IGR: Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Kaduna Top Chart – NBS

BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday released figures for the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for states for the third quarter of this year, with all the 36 states generating a total revenue of N149.45bn.

According to the report made available in Abuja, 17 states are yet to submit their IGR report for the period under review.

Lagos, according to the report, led by earning the highest IGR of N73.74bn, while Ogun state came second with N16.9bn. Delta came third with N13bn and Kaduna realised N6.3bn as IGR within the period under review.

Akwa Ibom recorded N3.3bn in IGR, Bayelsa N4.3bn, Benue N2.3bn, Cross River N2.83bn, and Ekiti N1.3bn.

Others are Enugu N4.7bn, Imo N1.6bn, Jigawa N1.6bn , Ondo N2.7bn, Osun N2.4bn, Oyo N5.6bn, Plateau N2.5bn, Taraba N1.5bn, Yobe N1.1bn and Zamfara N1.2bn.

According to the report, “A total of N149.45bn was generated by States in third quarter of 2017. This excludes Rivers, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Niger, Kwara, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Gombe, Edo, Borno, Bauchi, Adamawa, Abia Ebonyi and Anambra States who have not yet reported their IGR figures for Q3 2017.”

The Acting Chairman, Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Shettima Abba-Gana had said decline in allocation from federation account by over 30 per cent had made it imperative for the commission to assist states to increase their Internally Generated Revenue.

According to him, “We have a resilient economy that despite the drop in revenue by one third, things are still going on although with difficulty and we are improving.

“Some states have now been able to raise the Internally Generated Revenue to a level that is enough to pay their salaries. And the others are also catching on. There is an increase in interest by the states to raise their IGR and to diversify.

“Some states are already generating the same amount that they receive from the federation account and we must commend those states.

“But what we want is that other states should also improve on their IGR and also grasp the opportunities of the diversification program in the areas of agriculture, solid minerals and tourism state.”