Delta Leads, Ogun Trails As States Share N4.43trn In 7 Months

States successful the state person received N4.430 trillion successful 7 months of 2025 from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) funds.

Delta State emerged the apical recipient of FAAC funds, receiving N361.23 cardinal betwixt January and July 2025, portion Ogun State way down with N69.200 billion.

According to information from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and FAAC reports, the apical 5 states, Delta, Rivers, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa – accounted for astir 35 per cent of the full N4.43 trillion disbursed to each 36 states during the period.

Rivers State received N301.180 billion, Lagos (N279.030 billion), Balyelsa (N274.810 billion), Kano (N149.810 billion), Oyo (N119.810 billion), Anambra (N111.850 billion), Borno (N110 billion), Ondo (N109.640 billion) and Katsina (N109.310 billion).

Edo (N108.930 billion), Jigawa (N106.870 billion), Imo (N105.6 billion), Benue (N104.580 billion), Abia (N98.120 billion), Niger (N97.380 billion), Sokoto (N97.380 billion), Kogi (N95.2 billion), Kebbi (N94.690 billion), Kaduna (N92.980 billion), Enugu (N92.710 billion), Adamawa (N90.090 billion), Zamfara (N89.260 billion), Bauchi (N87.5 billion), Plateau (N86.680 billion), Yobe (N86.3 billion), Taraba (N84.570 billion), Nasarawa (N82.860 billion), Osun (N79.860 billion), Ebonyi (N78.290 billion), Gombe (N75.920 billion), Cross River (N72.450 billion), Ekiti (N70.830 billion) and Ogun (69.200 billion).

Speaking connected this, the director/CEO of Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Dr. Muda Yusuf acknowledged that “several States person made important strides successful infrastructure investment.
While not each authorities is arsenic proactive, many, particularly successful the bluish regions and parts of the southwest, person been dedicated to enhancing cultivation enactment done investments successful workplace equipment, tractors, and related initiatives.”

Yusuf added that “some states person embarked connected large projects specified arsenic the operation of airports and flyovers, which are important for municipality development. The affirmative effects of these infrastructure improvements are evident successful galore authorities capitals, wherever accrued gross has visibly contributed to amended services and facilities.”

He noted that it is important to admit that these developments necessitate a collaborative attack to guarantee that the benefits scope each members of the community.

He pointed retired that “however, it is important to see the changing economical landscape. The purchasing powerfulness of wealth has shifted; what could beryllium achieved with N1 cardinal 2 years agone present requires astir N3 million. This means our expectations from these revenues indispensable beryllium adjusted accordingly, taking ostentation and economical conditions into account.

“While we observe the advancement made successful infrastructure and services, it is captious to stay mindful of adjusting our expectations successful enactment with existent economical realities.”