October 2025 Revenue Generation and Distribution in NIGERIA... It is skewed against the Southwest, WHY?

Revenue generation and distribution by state for October 2025. I could not authenticate the source – I got it from a friend on Facebook who did the analysis of the G&D. https://www.facebook.com/share/1KaRuArxw3/

If this is true, we can see there is something wrong in Nigeria… some regions that you expect to generate significant IGR (Kano, Kaduna, Eastern states – Abia, Anambra, Imo) and some South and Southeaster states like Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Cross-rivers, are doing so poorly for reasons best known to them…

SOUTH-WEST: Strong Output, Uneven Internal Performance

1. LAGOS

Contribution: ₦165bn | Received: ₦24bn

Identity: Africa’s commercial capital.

Strengths

 • Deep private sector ecosystem

 • Ports, financial markets, tech hubs

 • Largest formal tax base in Nigeria

Weaknesses

 • Infrastructure strain

 • High cost of doing business

 • Insufficient manufacturing relative to demand

Start: Regional industrial integration with Ogun and Oyo.

Stop: Over-centralization of innovation in Lagos Island/Lekki corridors alone.

Continue: Expanding digital, transport and logistics infrastructure.

2. OGUN

Contribution: ₦52bn | Received: ₦15bn

Identity: Nigeria’s fastest-growing manufacturing belt.

Strengths

 • Industrial estates and strong proximity to Lagos

 • Cement, FMCG and automobile clusters

 • Emerging logistics hub

Weaknesses

 • Poor power reliability

 • Underdeveloped rural roads

 • Weak tax net relative to industrial output

Start: Aggressive SME tax formalization and digital infrastructure.

Stop: Fragmented industrial policy across LGAs.

Continue: Border economic partnerships with Lagos.

3. OYO

Contribution: ₦48bn | Received: ₦14bn

Identity: Expanding agribusiness and education economy.

Strengths

 • Large landmass and agricultural potential

 • Ibadan as a growing tech/education hub

 • Transport links into the North

Weaknesses

 • Slow industrialization pace

 • Underperforming agro-processing sector

Start: Turn Oke-Ogun into an agro-processing corridor.

Stop: Overconcentration of development in Ibadan alone.

Continue: Partnerships on rail, agritech and broadband.

4. OSUN

Contribution: ₦22.5bn | Received: ₦11bn

Strengths

 • Tourism, culture and mining potential

 • Strong educational presence

Weaknesses

 • Weak IGR structure

 • Low industrial base

Start: Monetizing solid minerals transparently.

Stop: Budgeting dependent on federal allocations alone.

Continue: Expanding tourism and SMEs.

5. ONDO

Contribution: ₦25bn | Received: ₦15.5bn

Strengths

 • Oil, gas and agricultural output

 • Deep seaport potential (Ondo Port)

Weaknesses

 • Under-leveraged coastal assets

 • Weak industrial processing

Start: Full activation of Ondo Port + Blue Economy strategy.

Stop: Raw commodity exports without processing.

Continue: Cocoa and oil industry reforms.

6. EKITI

Contribution: ₦20.5bn | Received: ₦12.4bn

Strengths

 • Education hub, strong human capital

 • Tourism, agriculture, diaspora inflow

Weaknesses

 • Limited industrial base

 • Small internal market

Start: Tech, talent export and digital economy programs.

Stop: Single-sector dependency.

Continue: Education-driven development.

SOUTH-SOUTH: Nigeria’s Revenue Heart, Yet Under-Industrialized

7. RIVERS

Contribution: ₦17.5bn | Received: ₦13.8bn

Strengths

 • Oil, gas, refining, ports

 • Industrial workforce

Weaknesses

 • Pollution, insecurity, high business costs

Start: Port modernization + industrial parks.

Stop: Overreliance on oil rents.

Continue: Energy, logistics infrastructure expansion.

8. DELTA

Contribution: ₦13bn | Received: ₦10bn

Strengths: Robust oil production, gas flaring reduction potential

Weaknesses: Youth unemployment, security issues

Start: Petrochemical manufacturing clusters

Stop: Short-term relief budgeting

Continue: Gas commercialization reforms

9. AKWA IBOM

Contribution: ₦14bn | Received: ₦11.4bn

Strengths: Deepwater oil, aviation hub (Ibom Air), seaport potential

Weaknesses: Low industrial diversification

Start: Blue-economy investments

Stop: Reliance on federal inflows

Continue: Tourism + aviation sector growth

10. BAYELSA

Contribution: ₦8bn | Received: ₦7.8bn

Start: Modular refineries and maritime economy

Stop: Dependence on crude alone

Continue: Security and shoreline infrastructure upgrades

11. EDO

Contribution: ₦15bn | Received: ₦7bn

Start: Power generation + manufacturing belt

Stop: Fragmented SME regulation

Continue: Digital identity and ease-of-doing-business reforms

12. CROSS RIVER

Contribution: ₦12.98bn | Received: ₦3.79bn

Start: Tourism corridor + Calabar port revival

Stop: Underpricing land and tourism assets

Continue: Tinapa revival strategy

NORTH-WEST: High Population, Low Productivity Gap

13. KANO

Contribution: ₦10.2bn | Received: ₦14bn

Strengths: Massive market, agricultural trade, tanneries

Weaknesses: Insecurity, water scarcity, industrial decline

Start: Leather, textile and tomato processing revival

Stop: Informal-only tax culture

Continue: Transport and irrigation investments

14. KADUNA

Contribution: ₦8.8bn | Received: ₦12.5bn

Start: Tech talent, digital school programs

Stop: Over-centralizing investment in Kaduna metropolis

Continue: Rail, logistics, agro-processing

15. KATSINA

Contribution: ₦6.2bn | Received: ₦10.2bn

Start: Climate-smart agriculture

Stop: Untargeted subsidies

Continue: Rural roads investment

16. JIGAWA

Contribution: ₦4bn | Received: ₦8bn

Start: Massive rice + sesame processing zones

Stop: Low-value commodity exports

Continue: Solar irrigation expansion

17. KEBBI

Contribution: ₦4.5bn | Received: ₦7.3bn

Start: Value addition in fisheries + rice

Stop: Season-dependent farming

Continue: Anchor Borrowers–style programs

18. SOKOTO

Contribution: ₦4bn | Received: ₦7bn

Start: Leather and craft industrialization

Stop: Minimal urban renewal

Continue: Agricultural mechanization

19. ZAMFARA

Contribution: ₦4.12bn | Received: ₦5.07bn

Start: Formalizing gold mining

Stop: Illegal mining syndicates

Continue: Security and industrial policy shifts

NORTH-CENTRAL: Strategic, Underutilized, Mineral-Rich

20. FCT

Contribution: ₦6.5bn | Received: ₦8.5bn

Start: Expand ICT, finance, construction clusters

Stop: Urban sprawl without planning

Continue: Transport, real estate, SME expansion

21. NIGER

Contribution: ₦3.3bn | Received: ₦7bn

Start: Power-sector industrialization around hydro dams

Stop: Loss of agricultural value chains

Continue: Mining reforms

22. KWARA

Contribution: ₦2.6bn | Received: ₦6.1bn

Start: Agritech clusters

Stop: Undervaluing tourism assets

Continue: SME formalization

23. KOGI

Contribution: ₦2.3bn | Received: ₦6.2bn

Start: Steel and mineral beneficiation

Stop: Raw mineral export

Continue: Transport corridor development

24. BENUE

Contribution: ₦2.1bn | Received: ₦6.2bn

Start: Juice, seed, cassava and yam processing

Stop: Sole reliance on farming without industry

Continue: Incentives for agro-logistics

25. PLATEAU

Contribution: ₦2bn | Received: ₦5.3bn

Start: Gemstone and mining value chain

Stop: Security-driven economic paralysis

Continue: Tourism + alt-weather farming

26. NASARAWA

Contribution: ₦2bn | Received: ₦5bn

Start: Lithium processing

Stop: Informal mining

Continue: Solid minerals governance framework

🔴 NORTH-EAST: Reconstruction + Agriculture = Big Opportunities

27. BORNO

Contribution: ₦5bn | Received: ₦9.5bn

Start: Solar energy farms

Stop: Short-term relief budgeting

Continue: Reconstruction partnerships

28. BAUCHI

Contribution: ₦4bn | Received: ₦8.2bn

Start: Cattle value chain modernization

Stop: Overreliance on primary farming

Continue: Education and workforce programs

29. ADAMAWA

Contribution: ₦3.5bn | Received: ₦7.5bn

Start: Industrial parks for grains and livestock

Stop: Fragmented agricultural programs

Continue: Aviation, transport and border trade

30. GOMBE

Contribution: ₦3bn | Received: ₦7bn

Start: SME financing ecosystem

Stop: Minimal investment in innovation

Continue: Ease of doing business reforms

31. TARABA

Contribution: ₦2.4bn | Received: ₦7bn

Start: Tea, cocoa and fruit processing

Stop: Land-use inefficiency

Continue: Eco-tourism and agriculture

32. YOBE

Contribution: ₦1.04bn | Received: ₦4.97bn

Start: Sesame seed export processing zones

Stop: Reliance on donor spending

Continue: Livestock + irrigation projects

🔵 SOUTH-EAST: Entrepreneurial but Underformalized

33. ANAMBRA

Contribution: ₦3.5bn | Received: ₦9bn

Start: Industrial clusters (Nnewi 2.0)

Stop: Informal tax leakages

Continue: Manufacturing culture

34. ABIA

Contribution: ₦2.1bn | Received: ₦7.5bn

Start: Aba garment + shoe industrialization

Stop: Manual tax administration

Continue: Creative manufacturing identity

35. IMO

Contribution: ₦2.2bn | Received: ₦7.9bn

Start: Oil, gas + petrochemicals diversification

Stop: Overdependence on federal transfers

Continue: Tourism and services

36. ENUGU

Contribution: ₦3bn | Received: ₦6.8bn

Start: Coal-to-clean-energy programs

Stop: Fragmented SME support

Continue: Education and services economy

37. EBONYI

Contribution: ₦2.46bn | Received: ₦5.7bn

Start: Rice, cement, cassava processing

Stop: Small-scale mining without value-chain

Continue: Road infrastructure expansion