{
  "id": 9575007,
  "title": "Lagos generated more IGR than 22 states combined in 2025 — NBS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lagos-generated-more-igr-than-22-states-combined-in-2025-nbs",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:48:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-generated-more-igr-than-22-states-combined-in-2025-nbs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "According to the National Bureau of Statistics' 2025 Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) report, Lagos State generated N1.77tn in IGR, surpassing the combined revenue of 22 other states in the same year. This marked a significant increase from the N3.65tn generated by the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in 2024, which saw a 40.93% rise. Lagos' revenue was more than double that of the combined IGR of the 22 states, ranging from Katsina with the lowest at N64.29bn to Lagos itself at the top with N1.77tn.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Lagos generated more IGR than 22 states combined in 2025 — NBS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lagos-generated-more-igr-than-22-states-combined-in-2025-nbs-9575075",
        "published": "2026-09-24T15:48:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Lagos accounts for 34% of states’ N5.15 trillion IGR in 2025",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lagos-accounts-for-34-of-states-n5-15-trillion-igr-in-2025",
        "published": "2026-09-24T17:41:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos’ N1.77tn IGR surpasses combined revenue of 22 states in 2025 — NBS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/lagos-n1-77tn-igr-surpasses-combined-revenue-of-22-states-in-2025-nbs",
        "published": "2026-09-24T17:52:58.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}