{
  "id": 9575075,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:48:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-generated-more-igr-than-22-states-combined-in-2025-nbs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lagos State generated more Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) than 22 other states combined in 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The state generated N1.77tn during the year, while the 22 states ranked below the top 15 jurisdictions collectively generated N909.35bn. The NBS disclosed this in its 2025 Internally Generated Revenue Report, which showed that the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory generated a combined N5.15tn in 2025, representing a 40.93 per cent increase from N3.65tn recorded in 2024.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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",
        "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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  "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."
}