Data published on the OAGF website shows that N360.859 billion was disbursed in January 2025, while N430.2 billion was disbursed in February 2025.
Data released by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has shown that N1.178 trillion was disbursed as Local Government Council (LGC) funds between January and March 2025.
Data published on the OAGF website shows that N360.859 billion was disbursed in January 2025, while N430.2 billion was disbursed in February 2025.
While the OAGF has not officially published the data for March 2025 on its website, a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, noted that N387.002 billion was disbursed to local government councils in March 2025.
This brings the total to N1.178 trillion received by the LGCs as FAAC revenue between January and March 2025.
An analysis of the allocation data shows that in January, Lagos State received the highest allocation, N36.532 billion, followed by Kano State, N19.553 billion.
Rivers State followed with N16.727 billion, Oyo State received N15.224 billion, while Katsina State got N14.020 billion.
In February, Lagos State again received the highest LGA allocation with N41.923 billion disbursed. Kano State got the second-highest allocation with N23.32 billion, while Rivers State received N19.9 billion.
Oyo State got N17.796 billion, Katsina State received N16.7 billion, and Akwa Ibom State received N13.8 billion.
There have been concerns over the management of local government allocations in the country with allegations of corruption and syphoning of funds.
In July 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the Nigerian Government must pay funds allocated to local governments directly to the respective local government areas, which democratically elected officials manage.
In a landmark judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the court declared that “it is unconstitutional for State Governments to withhold and utilise allocations meant for Local Government Areas without transferring the funds to them, as mandated by Section 162(3) of the Constitution.”
The ruling aimed to ensure local governments receive their rightful allocations, promoting decentralisation and grassroots development.
Despite this development, local governments have yet to achieve full financial autonomy.
Local Government Council allocations are usually intended to address dire needs in rural areas across the country.
Already, there are growing concerns about underdevelopment in Nigerian rural areas.
