Q: “More fundamentally, Nigeria cannot build a sustainable economy on the backs of a few productive states while others coast on federal allocations.”
In the grand theatre of Nigerian federalism, few performances are as revealing as the quarterly distribution of value-added tax revenues. The latest figures from Q1 2025 tell a story that should trouble any economist concerned with incentives, efficiency, and long-term sustainability: Nigeria has created a fiscal system that systematically penalises its most product
Q: “More fundamentally, Nigeria cannot build a sustainable economy on the backs of a few productive states while others coast on federal allocations.”
In the grand theatre of Nigerian federalism, few performances are as revealing as the quarterly distribution of value-added tax revenues. The latest figures from Q1 2025 tell a story that should trouble any economist concerned with incentives, efficiency, and long-term sustainability: Nigeria has created a fiscal system that systematically penalises its most product
