Kwara State has emerged amng Nigeria’s relatively mre fiscally self-reliant states, fllwing a sustained rise in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) under Gvernr AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
The develpment fllws a recent ranking by TheCableIndex which shwed that 25 states depended n Federatin Accunt Allcatin Cmmittee (FAAC) transfers fr mre than 80 per cent f their revenues in the first quarter f 2026. Kwara was ntably absent frm the list.
Figures frm the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) shw that the state’s IGR rse frm N30.6 billin in 2019 t N56.4 billin in 2023, N69.2 billin in 2024 and a recrd N92.2 billin in 2025.
The grwth has been attributed t refrms in tax administratin, digitalisatin, expansin f the taxpayer base, imprved cmpliance and measures t reduce revenue leakages.
Kwara’s imprved fiscal psitin has als been reflected in independent assessments. BudgIT’s 2025 State f States Reprt ranked the state third natinally in subnatinal fiscal perfrmance, up frm 10th in 2021, and fifth amng states with the least dependence n federally distributed revenue.
The state generated abut N39.1 billin in IGR in the first half f 2026, with the secnd quarter exceeding its pr-rata target.
A majr investment supprting the revenue drive is the new Kwara Revenue Huse in Ilrin, being develped t centralise KW-IRS peratins, imprve taxpayer services and strengthen revenue administratin.
The increase in IGR has cincided with increased gvernment investment acrss several sectrs.