Lagos leads as FG, states, LGs share N10.45tn from FAAC in five months
By Aboki Forex —
Nigeria's three tiers of government shared a total of N10.45 trillion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee between January and May 2026. The amount reflects a rise in revenue from the same period in 2025.
The federal government received N3.72 trillion. State governments got N3.56 trillion. Local government councils received N2.51 trillion. Oil-producing states got an additional N673.17 billion as 13% derivation revenue from mineral earnings.
FAAC disbursed the money from a gross revenue of N13.76 trillion realised within the period. This marks a 4.32% increase from N13.19 trillion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025.
According to FAAC data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the distributable revenue was driven by improved value-added tax inflows, oil-related taxes, and intensified revenue collection efforts. The government is targeting N40 trillion in federation revenue.
Allocations rose steadily over the period. They increased from N1.96 trillion in January 2026 to N2.30 trillion in May 2026. Month-on-month, disbursements declined by 3.37% in February to N1.89 trillion. They rebounded by 7.50% in March to N2.04 trillion. They rose by 10.85% in April to N2.26 trillion and climbed 1.91% in May to N2.30 trillion.
Gross revenue also fluctuated. It rose from N2.59 trillion in January, dipped to N2.23 trillion in February, and increased to N2.36 trillion in March, N3.18 trillion in April and N3.40 trillion in May.
Compared with 2025, January 2026 allocation rose by 15.09%. February rose by 12.87%. March rose by 28.86%. April rose by 34.35%. May rose by 38.55%. This reflects stronger revenue performance year-on-year.
The federal government remained the largest beneficiary. It received N160.71 billion more than states over the period, a margin of about 4.5%.