Figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that Lagos State realised N398.73 billion from internally generated revenue in 2019.
The agency said the amount was bigger that the IGR of Taraba, Gombe, Kebbi, Ebonyi, Borno, Yobe, Katsina, Ekiti, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Bauchi, Niger, Jigawa, Abia, Zamfara, Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi, Plateau, Benue, Osun, Sokoto, Cross River, Anambra, Oyo and Edo which had generated a total of N375.2 billion during the period.
The report also stated that Lagos accounted for 29.88 per cent of total collections nationwide.
It also revealed that the 36 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), generated a total of N1.33 trillion as IGR last year, compared to the N1.17 trillion recorded in 2018.
For the fourth quarter and full year 2019, the report stated that all the states and the FCT generated N346.20 billion in IGR in Q4 2019 compared to N294.11 billion recorded in the preceding quarter, indicating a positive growth of 17.71 per cent per quarter.
Lagos accounted for N101.63 billion of the 2019 Q4 IGR and further recorded the highest IGR at full year with N398.73 billion accounting for 29.88 per cent.
It was closely followed by Rivers with N140.40 billion or 10.52 per cent while Taraba State recorded the least revenue of N6.53 billion or 0.49 per cent of total revenue for the period.
The FCT recorded N74.56 billion or 5.59 per cent of total revenue; Ogun, N70.92 billion or 5.32 per cent; Delta, N64.67 billion or 4.85 per cent; Kaduna, N44.95 billion or 3.37 per cent; Kano, N40.59 billion or 3.04 per cent; Akwa Ibom, N32.29 billion or 2.42 per cent; Enugu, N30.06 billion or 2.33 per cent; Kwara, N30.64 billion or 2.30 per cent; Ondo, N30.13 billion or 2.26 per cent; Edo, N29.47 billion or 2.21 per cent and Oyo, N26.74 billion or 2.00 per cent.
Anambra recorded N26.36 billion; Cross River, N22.59 billion or 1.69 per cent; Sokoto, N19.01 billion or 1.42 per cent; Osun, N17.92 billion or 1.34 per cent; Benue, N17.82 billion or 1.34 per cent, and Plateau, N16.48 billion or 1.24 per cent of total IGR for the year in review.
Others were Kogi N16.38 billion or 1.23 per cent; Bayelsa N16.34 billion or 1.22 per cent; Imo N16.09 billion or 1.21 per cent; Zamfara N15.41 billion or 1.16 per cent; Abia N14.76 billion or 1.11 per cent; Jigawa N12.92 billion or 0.97 per cent and Niger N12.76 billion or 0.96 per cent of total revenues.
