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🏆 TOP 10 STATES TO DO BUSINESS IN NIGERIA — 2025

States — Score
1 🟣 Lagos — 85.6%
2 🔴 Kaduna — 65.1%
3 🟣 Oyo — 62.7%
4 🟠 FCT — 61.0%
5 🟣 Ogun — 59.9%
6 🟢 Enugu — 56.2%
7 🟠 Plateau — 56.2%
8 🟣 Ekiti — 55.8%
9 🔴 Kano — 54.8%
10 🟠 Nasarawa — 53.4%

🔴 NW 🟠 NC 🟣 SW ⚫ NE 🟢 SE 🟤 SS

Lagos ranked 1st with 85.6%, far ahead of other states. The South West dominated the ranking with 4 of the top 10 states, while Kaduna led the Northern region.

STATISENSE

STATES WHERE DOING BUSINESS IS MOST DIFFICULT — 2025

1 ⚫ Adamawa
2 ⚫ Bauchi
3 🟠 Benue
4 ⚫ Borno
5 🟤 Delta
6 🟢 Ebonyi
7 🔴 Jigawa
8 🔴 Katsina
9 🔴 Kebbi
10 🟣 Ondo
11 🟣 Osun
12 🔴 Sokoto
13 ⚫ Taraba
14 ⚫ Yobe
15 🔴 Zamfara

🔴 NW 🟠 NC 🟣 SW ⚫ NE 🟢 SE 🟤 SS

These states faced greater business challenges due to weaker infrastructure, limited electricity, security concerns, and slower business processes.

STATISENSE

Lagos leads others follow.

Lagos, a state as a country

helinues:
Lagos leads others follow.

Lagos, a state as a country

Enugu state is a state people should focus on. That governor is doing fanatic. Their IGR and other metrics seems to be improving too.

Ogun should gun to be in top 3.

I am not surprised about Osun and Ondo being in lower 10, their governors are misfits

Eko o ni baje - 1st position

Others should do better and rival Lagos in a healthy competition!.
Mbah don dey use jazz o!

fergie001:
Eko o ni baje - 1st position

Others should do better and rival Lagos in a healthy competition!

No state can rival Lagos.

Other states should just have their own tier of comparison that they will use.

Tier 1 — Only Lagos

Tier 2 — Top 10 states + FCT

Tier 3 — Range 10 - 20.

Tier 4 — Less privilege state (Nothing wey their governor fit do wey go increase their business environment.)

LegendHero:
No state can rival Lagos.

Other states should just have their own tier of comparison that they will use.

Tier 1 — Only Lagos

Tier 2 — Top 10 states + FCT

Tier 3 — Range 10 - 20.

Tier 4 — Less privilege state (Nothing wey their governor fit do wey go increase their business environment.)

When someone is on first position in class, you pursue am.
Don't joke with politicians, some can rival Lagos in looting.

fergie001:
Eko o ni baje - 1st position

Others should do better and rival Lagos in a healthy competition!.
Mbah don dey use jazz o!

That Mbah too solid walahi.

He is top 5 governor in Nigeria for now with what he is doing. I like governors with clear policy and verifiable stats.

But Nigeria politics is more about hype, if people no hype you, even if you do pass, people no go too look your side

LegendHero:
That Mbah too solid walahi.

He is top 5 governor in Nigeria for now with what he is doing. I like governors with clear policy and verifiable stats.

But Nigeria politics is more about hype, if people no hype you, even if you do pass, people no go too look your side

You will set out some amount for propaganda and influenzas nah 😂

Which easy. Is there light 24/7. Are roads free from hours of traffic jam nonsense statistics

Lol wetin dey even go on for that Ondo sef....

PH city should score higher than Lagos state .

nedu666:
Which easy. Is there light 24/7. Are roads free from hours of traffic jam nonsense statistics

The same Lagos where businesses are shutting down because of bad government policies, compare lagos with the world and you will see that Lagos is one of the worst cities in the world to do business in

The only industry that strives in Rivers State is politics and " who goes you". Those two business ventures are interwoven. Everything is centered around them. Even if World Bank invests $200B the Hons and " Senior Men" would litter it. What a crying shame 😭😭

Delta hard for business ke? I didn't know o.
Which types of businesses sef are they talking about?

FCT should be at number 8 or 9 if at all it's to be deemed as easy environment for business.

Gbadugbakun:
The same Lagos where businesses are shutting down because of bad government policies, compare lag with the world and you will see that Lagos is once of the worst cities in the world to do business in

Oga u dey Lagos? Because na people wey no dey live for Lagos dey always talk anyhow. And I will like you to back the businesses that are shutting down with facts, and I will give you fact of 10 new businesses presently in Lagos. Soldier go soldier come, barrack remains the same.

What of Abuja, how is business over there.

Which Ekiti? You People Must Be High On Cheap Drugs

Where is Abia state or Alex Otti overhyped propaganda no reach that side

The first three states were all former capitals, that’s why they’re the top 3. Make one SE state federal capital and see wonders

Partyrider:
The only industry that strives in Rivers State is politics and " who goes you". Those two business ventures are interwoven. Everything is centered around them. Even if World Bank invests $200B the Hons and " Senior Men" would litter it. What a crying shame 😭😭

PH is overrated in everything.

LegendHero:
STATISENSE



STATISENSE

Lagos is always taking the lead on every table of progress so it’s not news………btw why is almighty Anambala that gringory deveroped missing in the list? I guess no one want to go and invest in a state where non state actors are calling the shot and people are sitting at home every Monday

concho:
PH city should score higher than Lagos state .

PH city should be compared alone with IKEJA not LAGOS STATE

True.....reason why we in Ogun State always put pressure on our governor to smart up. After Lagos, it's Ogun State in proximity to the harbour and other things.
It's just a pity that we don't have good leaders in Ogun State 😢

helinues:
Lagos leads others follow.

Lagos, a state as a country

ProudlyLagos:
Lagos is always taking the lead on every table of progress so it’s not news………btw why is almighty Anambala that gringory deveroped missing in the list? I guess no one want to go and invest in a state where non state actors are calling the shot and people are sitting at home every Monday

Or Abia that the overhyped ALEX OTTI has transformed to singapore

LegendHero:
Enugu state is a state people should focus on. That governor is doing fanatic. Their IGR and other metrics seems to be improving too.

Ogun should gun to be in top 3.

I am not surprised about Osun and Ondo being in lower 10, their governors are misfits

I was in Enugu recently. I agree with you!

Nasarawa truly deserves to be on that list

Fuckingmallam45:
Oga u dey Lagos? Because na people wey no dey live for Lagos dey always talk anyhow. And I will like you to back the businesses that are shutting down with facts, and I will give you fact of 10 new businesses presently in Lagos. Soldier go soldier come, barrack remains the same.

Dear agbadorian I am in Lagos. I know dozens of business that have shut down because of bad government policies. No light, expensive fuel, local government agents always harassing them for taxes, poor spending power which means a considerably reduction in sales. Nigeria is the worst country in the world

Basic123:
Or Abia that the overhyped ALEX OTTI has transformed to singapore

🤣🤣🤣🤣 stray bullet still hit the best governor in Nigeria according to our Okoro blodas 😂😂

Op is a well known ethnic baiter...!

Fight go start now.

Angelfrost:
Op is a well known ethnic baiter...!

Fight go start now.

But the list is balanced nao.

SW usually have better business metrics right from time (Lagos-Ogun-Oyo recently axis) and we have other southern states on there with some Northern states like Kaduna/Kano.