{
  "id": 11315397,
  "title": "States generate N114bn from road taxes in three years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/states-generate-n114bn-from-road-taxes-in-three-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T00:32:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/states-generate-n114bn-from-road-taxes-in-three-years/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Between 2023 and 2025, Nigeria's 36 states generated a total of N113.94 billion from road taxes, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics. This figure included N40.14 billion collected in 2023, N23.92 billion in 2024, and N49.88 billion in 2025. The NBS defines road taxes as daily levies paid by commercial transporters operating within states. The sharp decline in 2024 may be attributed to the absence of Lagos's road tax figure for that year, which is typically significant. Lagos accounted for N33.61 billion in the two years for which figures were reported, or 29.5% of the national total. Delta emerged as the biggest collector outside Lagos, generating N8.64 billion over the three years. Other top collectors included Ondo with N5.99 billion, Ogun with N5.49 billion, and Edo and Cross River with N5.32 billion and N5.28 billion, respectively. The yearly ranking showed that Lagos led collections in 2023 with N16.74 billion, followed by Ebonyi with N2.85 billion and Delta with N2.60 billion.",
  "summary": "The 36 states generated N113.94bn from road taxes between 2023 and 2025, an analysis of data from the National Bureau of Statistics has shown. According to the NBS Internally Generated Revenue at State Level 2025, the figure comprised N40.14bn collected in 2023, N23.92bn in 2024 and N49.88bn in 2025, according to state-level Internally Generated Revenue Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "Nigeria's 36 states generated N113.94 billion from road taxes between 2023 and 2025.",
    "Lagos contributed N33.61 billion, accounting for 29.5% of the national total.",
    "Delta was the top collector outside Lagos, generating N8.64 billion over the three years."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The concentration of road tax revenue in a few states, notably Lagos, suggests that some states have greater potential for generating revenue from this source than others do.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "States generate N114bn from road taxes in three years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/states-generate-n114bn-from-road-taxes-in-three-years-11317427",
        "published": "2026-10-02T00:44:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}