• Ogun, Kaduna, Adamawa, Niger follow with four-star ratings
Oluwaseyi Adedotun
A Nigerian-based business and management consulting firm, Philips Consulting, has rated Lagos as the best state in Nigeria, emerging the only state with a five-star rating in the 2025 Phillips Consulting State Performance Index (pSPI).
The comprehensive assessment of governance and development outcomes across the country, has however proven Lagos as Nigeria’s leading subnational.
The annual ranking evaluated the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory across critical sectors, including fiscal management, economic development, infrastructure, healthcare, education, governance, environmental sustainability and digital access.
