The Federal Government, through the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has stated that in 2023, Nigerians paid 40.14 billion naira in road taxes to state governments.
The figure collected was a 63.36 per cent increase from the 24.57 billion naira collected in 2022.
Lagos State, widely regarded as Nigeria’s economic powerhouse, led all states with a record of 16.74 billion in road tax revenue for 2023.
In contrast, several states experienced declines in road tax collections. Enugu State reported a 95.12 per cent drop, from 1.1 billion in 2022 to 53.47 million in 2023.
