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🇳🇬 WHICH NIGERIAN STATES HAVE THE STRONGEST INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS? — 2026 State — Investment and Enterprise Score (out of 100): 1 🟣 Lagos — 81.0 2 🟣 Ogun — 71.1 3 🟠 FCT — 66.4 4 🟤 Cross River — 54.9 5 ⚫ Gombe — 50.7 6 🟣 Ekiti — 48.2 7 🟣 Oyo — 46.9 8 🟣 Osun — 43.3 9 🟠 Niger — 42.3 10 🟢 Abia — 38.9 11 🟠 Kwara — 38.9 12 🔴 Kano — 35.8 13 🟤 Rivers — 35.3 14 🔴 Kaduna — 35.3 15 ⚫ Adamawa — 33.7 16 🔴 Katsina — 33.0 17 🟤 Delta — 31.7 18 🟠 Benue — 29.6 19 🟢 Enugu — 28.7 20 🟠 Nasarawa — 28.0 21 🟤 Edo — 27.0 22 🔴 Jigawa — 26.5 23 🟠 Plateau — 20.6 24 🟤 Akwa Ibom — 20.5 25 🟠 Kogi — 20.2 26 ⚫ Borno — 19.8 27 🔴 Sokoto — 19.0 28 🔴 Kebbi — 18.9 29 ⚫ Yobe — 18.5 30 🟣 Ondo — 17.9 31 ⚫ Bauchi — 17.6 32 🟢 Anambra — 17.4 33 ⚫ Taraba — 17.4 34 🔴 Zamfara — 16.4 35 🟤 Bayelsa — 15.0 36 🟢 Ebonyi — 14.5 37 🟢 Imo — 5.3 🟣 SW 🟠 NC 🟤 SS ⚫ NE 🟢 SE 🔴 NW Lagos recorded the highest score at 81.0, leading Ogun by 9.9 points. Southern states account for 17 of the 37 listed, while Northern states account for 20. NB: Scores are out of 100, with higher scores indicating stronger investment and enterprise performance. Combines NIPC investment activity, capital importation and formal firm density. Coverage includes all 36 states and the FCT. #Statisense (SysIN Insights)