Only 17 states recorded above 0.50 (midpoint) on the State of Entrepreneurship (SoE) Index, highlighting a clear split between states with relatively enabling business environments and those still lagging behind. Kogi leads the rankings with a score of 0.65, followed by Kwara and Bauchi, signalling that strong entrepreneurial outcomes are not limited to Nigeria’s traditional economic hubs.
Alongside Lagos (0.59), several northern and middle-belt states, like Jigawa, Niger, Taraba, and Adamawa, rank above the midpoint. This suggests that entrepreneurship momentum is increasingly shaped by state-level policies, local market dynamics, and informal enterprise ecosystems, rather than just population size or commercial reputation.
