ENUGU, February 8, 2026 – Enugu IGR 2025 rose to ₦406.77bn, up 125% from 2024, driven by taxpayers’ cooperation, revival of abandoned projects, asset recovery, and visible infrastructure under Gov. Peter Mbah.
Enugu IGR 2025 has climbed to ₦406.77 billion, achieving 80 per cent of the ₦509.95 billion revenue projection for the year, a milestone the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service attributed to taxpayers’ cooperation, recovery of abandoned assets, and visible development projects across the state.
The Chairman of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr. Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, disclosed this on Sunday during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Enugu.
Nnamani said the Enugu IGR 2025 figure represents a 125 per cent increase over the ₦180.5 billion generated in 2024, describing the outcome as a clear sign of Enugu State’s growing fiscal resilience and declining dependence on allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
“This achievement reflects the cooperation of Enugu taxpayers and the confidence created by visible governance outcomes across the state,” Nnamani said.
He recalled that Enugu State’s total IGR stood at ₦26.8 billion in 2022, comprising ₦16.2 billion in tax revenue and ₦10.6 billion in non-tax revenue. Following Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s assumption of office in August 2023, Nnamani said the revenue service was directed to aggressively expand the state’s revenue base and reduce reliance on federal allocations.
“The mandate was to generate enough revenue internally to fund salaries, pensions, overheads, and development sustainably,” he stated.
That policy shift resulted in IGR rising to ₦37.4 billion in 2023, made up of ₦22.9 billion in tax revenue and ₦14.5 billion in non-tax revenue. The momentum accelerated sharply in 2024, when IGR jumped to ₦180.5 billion, driven largely by ₦150 billion in non-tax revenue following the recovery, rehabilitation, and commercialisation of abandoned and moribund state-owned assets.
For Enugu IGR 2025, tax revenue contributed ₦51.5 billion, accounting for 12.6 per cent of total collections, while non-tax revenue stood at ₦355.2 billion, representing 87.4 per cent.
“The dominance of non-tax revenue is tied directly to the revival of assets that had remained idle for years and the optimisation of government-owned resources,” Nnamani explained.
Despite the strong non-tax performance, he noted that tax revenue recorded a 72 per cent year-on-year growth, rising from ₦30 billion in 2024 to ₦51.5 billion in 2025, outperforming the 31 per cent growth achieved in the previous year.
“Tax revenue remains the most sustainable funding source, which is why we are strengthening compliance through technology, transparency, and the plugging of revenue leakages,” he said.
Nnamani linked the improved compliance under Enugu IGR 2025 to visible development projects executed by the state government, including the rehabilitation of abandoned and moribund projects, construction of Smart Green Schools, establishment of primary healthcare centres in all electoral wards, upgraded transport infrastructure, and other ongoing urban and rural renewal initiatives.
“People are more willing to comply when they can see roads being fixed, schools rebuilt, health centres functioning, and long-abandoned projects brought back to life,” he added.
Looking ahead, the ESIRS chairman disclosed that Enugu State has projected an IGR target of ₦870 billion for 2026, noting that tax revenue may decline temporarily due to pro-citizen tax reforms, but expressed confidence that public trust and compliance would sustain growth.
He assured residents that ESIRS would continue to uphold accountability, transparency, and traceability in revenue collection, while commending Enugu taxpayers for their cooperation and support.
Some Enugu residents who shared their views on the Enugu IGR 2025 commended the state government for its infrastructural drive, particularly in the construction and rehabilitation of roads, schools, hospitals, and the revival of long-abandoned and moribund projects across the state.
Others urged the government to step up efforts to ease the hardship faced by residents in parts of the state in accessing potable water.
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