Zamfara’s IGR Rose to ₦32.3bn, but Why Are Many Residents Still Poor?

Zamfara State’s internally generated revenue rose from ₦25.4 billion in 2024 to ₦32.3 billion in 2025, according to the state Auditor-General’s audited financial report. The report said 98 ministries, departments and agencies were audited. It cited improved revenue performance and budget discipline, but also identified incomplete asset registers, unretired advances, weak inventory records and outstanding audit queries in some agencies. The figures have renewed questions about whether higher state revenue is reaching ordinary residents. Many communities still face food insecurity, unemployment, limited healthcare, low school enrolment, poor roads and inadequate water supply, while insecurity continues to disrupt farming and trade. Residents and analysts are asking whether future revenue will be directed towards practical poverty-reduction programmes or absorbed by recurrent and administrative spending.

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