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The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has ranked Lagos State and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) as the top performers in Nigeria’s latest ease of doing business assessment.
The ranking was announced on Thursday in a statement by PEBEC Director General, Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, following the release of the 2025 Business Facilitation Act (BFA) Performance Report and the Subnational Ease of Doing Business Report.
According to the report, NCDMB led all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) with a score of 90.6 percent, followed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 89.3 percent. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) took third place with 86.6 percent, while the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) ranked fourth and fifth with 85.3 percent and 84.2 percent, respectively.
In the subnational category, Lagos State topped the national ease of doing business ranking with 85.6 percent, ahead of Kaduna State, which scored 65.1 percent. Oyo State, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Ogun State followed with 62.7 percent, 61.0 percent, and 59.9 percent, completing the top five.
Enugu and Plateau tied in sixth place with 56.2 percent, while Ekiti (55.8 percent), Kano (54.8 percent), and Nasarawa (53.4 percent) rounded out the top 10.
PEBEC, established in July 2016, leads federal reforms aimed at eliminating bureaucratic and legislative obstacles to doing business in Nigeria. The Council is chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
PEBEC names Lagos, NCDMB top performers in Nigeria’s ease of doing business ranking