Latest report by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that governors from the 36 states of the federation and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, generated N75.42billion from self-employed Nigerians in 2023.
The report showed that Lagos has the highest tax generation in the year under review with the sum of N33.39billion.
The nation’s commercial nerve centre is closely followed by the FCT with the sum of N2.87billion.
Sokoto came last on the list by garnering N16.02million in 2023.
The list as released by NBS:
1. Lagos: N33.39bn
2. FCT: N2.87bn
3. Benue: N2.33bn
4. Ogun: N2.29bn
5. Edo: N1.94bn
6. Zamfara: N1.91bn
7. Oyo: N1.09bn
8. Ebonyi: N993.79m
9. Bauchi: N980.33m
10. Ondo: N858.35m
11. Rivers: N858.07m
12. Anambra: N804.04m
13. Niger: N797.42m
14. Kano: N745.68m
15. Kebbi: N719.94m
16. Ekiti: N586.32m
17. Katsina: N556.64m
18. Delta: N530.27m
19. Kwara: N472.49m
20. Imo: N361.66m
21. Kaduna: N353.82m
22. Osun: N353.17m
23. Abia: N347.01m
24. Jigawa: N227.71m
25. Borno: N164.73m
26. Cross River: N151.60m
27. Kogi: N139.38m
28. Enugu: N137.07m
29. Adamawa: N99.51m
30. Akwa Ibom: N82.41m
31. Nasarawa: N72.87m
32. Plateau: N66.64m
33. Yobe: N45.63m
34. Gombe: N25.46m
35. Bayelsa: N21.74m
36. Taraba: N17.74m
37. Sokoto: N16.02m
Total: N57.42bn
