Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom lead FAAC allocations as States receive ₦4.587tn in eight months — NBS
Nigeria’s 36 states received a combined ₦4.587 trillion from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and August 2025, according to new data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The breakdown shows that states with strong derivation earnings dominated the top of the ranking, while others with lower revenue bases received comparatively smaller allocations.
Top Earners: Delta Tops the Chart
Delta State received the highest allocation during the eight-month period, with a total of ₦423.85 billion. It was closely followed by:
- Rivers – ₦388.76 billion
- Akwa Ibom – ₦348.62 billion
- Bayelsa – ₦306.88 billion
The dominance of these four states is consistent with their oil-producing status and substantial contributions to national crude output.
Lagos Secures Fifth Position
Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial hub, ranked fifth with ₦289.31 billion, the highest allocation among non-oil-producing states within the period.
Mid-Tier States
Several states received mid-range allocations reflecting their population size, economic output, and federal revenue formulas. These include:
- Kano – ₦195.12 billion
- Edo – ₦176.63 billion
- Ondo – ₦171.85 billion
- Kaduna – ₦165.03 billion
- Oyo – ₦162.36 billion
Lower-Tier Allocations
States at the lower end of the FAAC chart include:
- Taraba – ₦115.03 billion
- Kogi – ₦114.27 billion
- Nasarawa – ₦113.22 billion
- Ebonyi – ₦112.19 billion
- Ogun – ₦110.35 billion
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also received ₦121.85 billion, placing it within the lower-mid category.
Full Ranking (Highest to Lowest)
- Delta – ₦423.85bn
- Rivers – ₦388.76bn
- Akwa Ibom – ₦348.62bn
- Bayelsa – ₦306.88bn
- Lagos – ₦289.31bn
- Kano – ₦195.12bn
- Edo – ₦176.63bn
- Ondo – ₦171.85bn
- Kaduna – ₦165.03bn
- Oyo – ₦162.36bn
- Katsina – ₦153.97bn
- Borno – ₦151.04bn
- Bauchi – ₦146.95bn
- Niger – ₦144.85bn
- Benue – ₦141.88bn
- Sokoto – ₦140.62bn
- Imo – ₦139.25bn
- Cross River – ₦137.31bn
- Jigawa – ₦136.18bn
- Adamawa – ₦131.89bn
- Zamfara – ₦130.44bn
- Plateau – ₦129.83bn
- Anambra – ₦128.81bn
- Kwara – ₦126.27bn
- Gombe – ₦123.74bn
- Abia – ₦122.78bn
- Enugu – ₦121.87bn
- FCT – ₦121.85bn
- Kebbi – ₦120.72bn
- Yobe – ₦119.88bn
- Osun – ₦118.03bn
- Ekiti – ₦116.09bn
- Taraba – ₦115.03bn
- Kogi – ₦114.27bn
- Nasarawa – ₦113.22bn
- Ebonyi – ₦112.19bn
- Ogun – ₦110.35bn
The new figures underline continuing disparities in FAAC distributions, largely influenced by derivation entitlements, population metrics, and the national revenue-sharing formula.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
