Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that 16 out of the 36 states in the country and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) did not generate any revenue from their local governments in 2023.
The NBS said in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) that the only 20 states generated any revenue from local government sources throughout the year.
It said of particular note were Katsina, Benue, Sokoto, and Adamawa states which did not generate revenue from their local governments for the review period and also failed to report any local government revenue in 2022, marking two consecutive years without contributions from this source.
According to the NBS, the states that recorded zero local government revenue in 2023 were Rivers, Delta, Kano, Enugu, Anambra, Katsina, Plateau, Nasarawa, Zamfara, Niger, Bayelsa, Benue, Sokoto, Adamawa, Kebbi, and Yobe.
The 20 states that generated revenue from local government activities collectively raised N37.05 billion, a significant decline from 2022 when 29 states generated a total of N48.7 billion.
In the review period, Lagos led the list with N10.49 billion, followed by Ebonyi with N6.13 billion.
Conversely, Osun, Borno, and Imo reported the lowest contributions with N204.42 million, N213.12 million, and N215.34 million, respectively.
