The National Bureau of Statistics, says Rivers State recorded N123.3 billon in Internally Generated Revenue in 2021.
According to The Cable, Lagos topped the list with N753.3 billion naira followed by the Federal Capital Territory with N131.9 billion naira in the list released by NBS.
Ogun state, came Fourth with N100.7 billion; and Delta state, N80.2 billion.
Yobe state, on the other hand, generated the least IGR (N8.5 billion) in 2021, followed by Taraba with N9.6 billion, Gombe with N10.6 billion and Katsina with N12 billion.
According to the report, the 36 states and the FCT recorded N1.56 trillion of IGR in 2020.
This means that the 2021 figure (N1.89 trillion) indicates a positive growth of 22 percent year-on-year, after the coronavirus pandemic impacted revenue generation the previous year.
