{
  "id": 12658023,
  "title": "Ekiti @ 30: Over ₦50 billion annual IGR, pays workers’ salaries – State Govt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/ekiti-30-over-50-billion-annual-igr-pays-workers-salaries-state-govt",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:50:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/915266-ekiti-30-over-%e2%82%a650-billion-annual-igr-pays-workers-salaries-state-govt.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ekiti State has marked 30 years since its creation on October 1, 1996, out of the old Ondo State. According to Governor Biodun Oyebanji, the state owes its existence to former military Head of State, Sani Abacha, who oversaw its creation during his military regime.\n\nThe state's economy has undergone changes, with its dependence on agriculture declining from about 80 per cent in 2005 to 40 per cent in 2017, as reported by Premium Times.\n\nEkiti State's government has also reported an annual Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of over ₦50 billion and has been paying workers' salaries.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "God used Abacha to create Ekiti State, we owe him gratitude – Gov Oyebanji",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/god-used-abacha-to-create-ekiti-state-we-owe-him-gratitude-gov",
        "published": "2026-10-07T11:47:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}