Governor Siminalayi Fubara

Author: Gist Correspondent

Rivers State generated the highest Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) among the six South-South states between 2023 and 2025, recording ₦941.13 billion during the three-year period.

Figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Delta State ranked next with ₦474.37 billion, followed by Edo State with ₦288.03 billion.

Akwa Ibom generated ₦219.75 billion, while Cross River and Bayelsa recorded ₦137.22 billion and ₦134.13 billion respectively.

Combined, the six South-South states generated approximately ₦2.20 trillion in IGR between 2023 and 2025.

The regional IGR increased significantly over the period, rising from ₦468.73 billion in 2023 to ₦753.04 billion in 2024.

It rose further to ₦973.86 billion in 2025, indicating continued growth in internally generated revenue across the region.

Rivers’ ₦941.13 billion accounted for about 43 per cent of the South-South’s combined IGR over the three-year period.

The figures place Rivers substantially ahead of the other states in cumulative internally generated revenue within the period under review.