FAAC Gap: Lagos Gets N309bn More Than Ekiti in Six Months

The distribution of Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue in the first half of 2026 exposed a wide gap in the funds available to Nigeria’s states and local governments, with Lagos receiving about 6.5 times more than Ekiti at the state level, and the highest-funded local government receiving 8.6 times more than the lowest.

FAAC is the mechanism through which revenue shared among the three tiers of government is distributed.

In its 2026 H1 FAAC Analysis released recently, BudgIT noted that between January and June 2026, the Federal Government, states and local governments received a combined N10.96 trillion.

States received the largest share at N4.65 trillion, representing 42.41 per cent of the total, while the Federal Government received N3.28 trillion, or 29.90 per cent. Local governments received N3.04 trillion, representing 27.69 per cent.

BudgIT said the figures showed significant differences in the amount of revenue reaching different parts of the country.

“Overall, Lagos received the highest allocation of N365.78 billion, representing 7.87% of the total, followed by Delta with N331.43 billion, representing 7.13%, and Rivers with N295.99 billion, representing 6.37%,” it stated.

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At the bottom of the state distribution was Ekiti, which received N56.37 billion, followed by Cross River with N72.56 billion and Gombe with N78.54 billion.

The difference between Lagos and Ekiti was N309.41 billion over the six-month period. Put differently, Lagos received roughly 6.5 times the amount allocated to Ekiti.

The disparity was also visible at the local government level. Of the N3.035 trillion allocated to local governments nationwide, Alimosho Local Government Area in Lagos received the highest individual allocation at N20.38 billion.

At the other end, Ifedayo Local Government Area in Osun received N2.36 billion, the lowest allocation among the 774 local government areas.

BudgIT said, “The gap between the highest and lowest LGA is significant. Alimosho received N20.38bn, compared with N2.36bn for Ifedayo; this shows a difference of about N18.02bn. In other words, Alimosho received roughly 8.6 times the allocation of Ifedayo in H1 2026.”

Funding gap widens across councils

The differences were not limited to the highest and lowest individual councils, as BudgIT’s analysis showed substantial variation in the average amount received by local governments within different states.

Lagos recorded the highest average allocation at N15.56 billion per local government across its 20 councils.

The Federal Capital Territory averaged N6.81 billion across seven councils, while Rivers averaged N6.06 billion across 23 councils.

Osun recorded the lowest average at N2.87 billion per local government across its 30 councils.

It was followed by Imo at N3.05 billion, Akwa Ibom at N3.17 billion, Ekiti at N3.18 billion and Abia at N3.27 billion.

BudgIT said, “A typical LGA in Lagos received about five times the average allocation of an LGA in Osun. This highlights the wide variation in the amount of funding available to LGAs across states.”

At the individual council level, all 10 highest recipients were in Lagos.

Alimosho led with N20.38 billion, followed by Ajeromi/Ifelodun with N16.89 billion and Kosofe with N16.71 billion. Every council in the top 10 received more than N15 billion during the six months.

The bottom 10 were spread across Osun, Ekiti, Cross River and Abia, with six of the 10 lowest recipients located in Osun.

The analysis therefore reveals that the FAAC distribution produced substantial differences not only between states but also between individual local governments during the first six months of the year.

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