Nigerian states generated a sum of N849.12 billion as internally generated revenue (IGR) in the first half of 2021, representing a 38.5% increase compared to N612.87 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2020.
This is according to the recent data published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the report, the IGR generated by the 36 states of the federation including the federal capital territory also increased by 26% compared to N673.82 billion recorded in the previous period.
Meanwhile, the southwestern part of the country generated the lions share of the total recording an IGR of N385.4 billion in H1 2021 which is 45% of the total recorded in the review period.