The government of Enugu State has announced that its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the year 2025 reached N406.8 billion. This total accounts for 80% of the annual revenue target set at N509.9 billion.
Emmanuel Nnamani, the Chairperson of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), made this announcement while addressing reporters in Enugu on Sunday, discussing the state's revenue achievements.
Nnamani highlighted that when the governor initially set the N509 billion revenue target for 2025 in 2024, there were doubts about the state's ability to generate such funds. However, he expressed satisfaction in revealing that by the end of 2025, Enugu State successfully collected a total IGR of N406,774,321,758.87, achieving 80% of the revenue target.
He noted that in comparison to the previous year, when the IGR was only N180.5 billion, there was a remarkable growth of 125%.
Out of the total revenue, only N51.5 billion originated from taxes imposed on individual residents within Enugu State, representing a modest 12.6% of the total IGR. The remaining N355.2 billion, which accounts for 87.4%, comes from various non-tax revenue sources.
Nnamani outlined the growth of tax revenues, which rose from N30 billion in 2024 to N51.5 billion in 2025, marking a year-on-year growth rate of 72% and highlighting a resilient tax system that surpassed a 31% growth in 2024.
Reflecting on the state’s financial history, Nnamani recalled that prior to Governor Peter Mbah's administration, the total revenue for Enugu State in 2022 was just N26.8 billion, consisting of N16.2 billion in revenue and N10.6 billion in non-tax revenue.
He explained that the governor had directed a focus on enhancing non-tax revenue sources to increase overall state financing. In 2023, the directive was reinforced for accountants to rely solely on IGR for operational expenses like salaries and pensions.
As a result, in 2023, the state managed to generate N37.4 billion from tax revenue, while non-tax revenue totaled N14.5 billion. In 2024, the IGR soared to N180.5 billion, where tax revenue accounted for N30 billion and most of the revenue derived from non-tax sources.
Looking ahead, Nnamani reported that the Enugu State government has set an ambitious IGR target of N870 billion for 2026, anticipating some fluctuations in tax revenue due to the introduction of citizen-friendly tax reforms. He reiterated confidence that ongoing improvements in compliance and public trust in governance would foster sustained revenue growth over the long term.
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