State Records ₦406.77bn Internally Generated Revenue Against ₦56.40bn Personnel Expenditure.
Enugu Media Village (EMV), the Most Updated Online News Platform | September 7, 2026.
ENUGU State has emerged among a small group of Nigerian states whose internally generated revenue (IGR) was sufficient to cover personnel expenditure in 2025, highlighting a significant shift in the state’s fiscal position.
According to a fresh analysis of state finances reported on September 7, Enugu generated ₦406.77 billion in IGR in 2025, compared with ₦56.40 billion spent on personnel, placing the state among the states that were able to internally finance their wage-related obligations during the period.
The figures place Enugu alongside Lagos, Ogun, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara, Abia and Anambra as the states whose internally generated revenues exceeded their personnel costs in 2025.
The development represents a remarkable transformation in Enugu’s revenue profile. Official figures from the Enugu State Government show that IGR rose from ₦26.8 billion in 2022 to ₦37.4 billion in 2023, ₦180.5 billion in 2024, and ₦406.77 billion in 2025.
The 2025 figure represented a 125 per cent increase over the previous year’s ₦180.5 billion collection. Enugu State Government attributed the growth to revenue reforms, technology and electronic payment systems, expansion of the revenue base, as well as the recovery and optimisation of previously underutilised state assets.
The latest analysis, however, also provides an important national context. Excluding Lagos, the other 33 states covered collectively generated approximately ₦2.30 trillion in IGR in 2025 against about ₦2.56 trillion in personnel expenditure, meaning their combined wage bills exceeded internally generated revenue by roughly ₦254 billion.
Enugu’s revenue growth has therefore become one of the more notable changes in Nigeria’s subnational fiscal landscape. The state’s IGR reportedly increased by about ₦381.66 billion between 2022 and 2025.
However, the analysis also carries a note of caution. BudgIT reportedly observed that a significant part of Enugu’s exceptional increase was linked to proceeds recorded by the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation following government intervention in the landed-property market, and raised questions about the recurring nature and classification of some of those receipts.
Nevertheless, the revenue figures point to a substantial expansion of Enugu’s internally generated resources and its capacity to finance key recurrent obligations without relying solely on allocations from the Federation Account.
The development comes amid the administration’s broader emphasis on improving the state’s fiscal capacity while investing in infrastructure, public services, digital transformation and economic development.
For Enugu, the challenge going forward will be to sustain the revenue gains, broaden the tax base and ensure that increased internally generated resources translate into measurable improvements in infrastructure, jobs and living standards for residents.
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