Question 1

Which state received the highest FAAC allocation in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Delta State received the highest net FAAC allocation in 2025 — ₦649.67 billion (₦681.74 billion gross), driven largely by the 13% oil derivation paid to oil-producing states. On gross figures, Lagos State was highest at ₦706.90 billion, but heavy deductions (mainly external debt service) dropped it to third on the net ranking.

Question 2

Which state has received the highest FAAC allocation in 2026 so far?

Accepted Answer

Across the January–June 2026 disbursements published so far, Lagos State leads the 2026 net FAAC ranking with ₦365.78 billion, ahead of Delta State on ₦331.43 billion. Positions can still change as the OAGF releases the remaining 2026 monthly reports — see the month-by-month table on this page.

Question 3

Which state received the lowest FAAC allocation in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Ogun State received the lowest net allocation at ₦124.19 billion — its gross allocation of ₦175.30 billion was cut sharply by debt-service deductions. On gross figures the smallest allocation went to Nasarawa State (₦156.34 billion).

Question 4

Which is the richest state in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the measure. By internally generated revenue — the money a state raises itself — Lagos State is by far the richest, earning ₦1.26 trillion in 2024, more than the next five states combined. By federal (FAAC) allocation, Delta State received the most in 2025 with ₦649.67 billion net.

Question 5

What is FAAC?

Accepted Answer

FAAC is the Federation Account Allocation Committee. It meets monthly to share federally collected revenue — oil and gas income, company income tax, customs duties, VAT and the electronic money transfer levy — among the federal government, the 36 states and the 774 local governments, using a formula that includes a 13% derivation bonus for oil-producing states.

Question 6

Why do Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa receive the biggest allocations?

Accepted Answer

Because of the 13% derivation principle in the constitution: oil- and gas-producing states receive an extra 13% of the revenue derived from their territory before the rest is shared. That is why Delta, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa — all major oil producers — sit in the top five net receivers for 2025 despite their relatively small populations.

Question 7

How much did Nigerian states share from FAAC in 2025?

Accepted Answer

The 36 state governments received about ₦8.93 trillion gross (₦7.97 trillion net of deductions) from FAAC in 2025. This excludes the separate allocations to the 774 local governments and to the Federal Capital Territory.

Question 8

Which state has the highest IGR in Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

Lagos State has the highest internally generated revenue — ₦1.26 trillion in 2024 (NBS), about a third of all states' IGR combined. Rivers State is a distant second with ₦317.30 billion. The FCT (Abuja), which is not a state, generated ₦282.36 billion and would rank third.

Rank	State	Net (₦bn)	Gross (₦bn)
1	LagosHighest	365.78	476.58
2	Delta	331.43	345.85
3	Rivers	295.99	318.86
4	Akwa Ibom	270.27	278.59
5	Bayelsa	266.73	273.25
6	Kano	152.57	161.79
7	Oyo	139.10	155.58
8	Ondo	113.05	120.96
9	Jigawa	111.60	113.86
10	Borno	109.65	117.90
11	Anambra	108.54	111.17
12	Imo	107.69	121.45
13	Katsina	106.40	122.13
14	Benue	104.94	109.58
15	Abia	101.16	106.78
16	Niger	98.56	112.43
17	Sokoto	97.48	107.86
18	Kebbi	97.39	101.70
19	Edo	96.55	116.90
20	Adamawa	96.32	101.58
21	Zamfara	95.64	101.79
22	Kogi	95.60	105.38
23	Enugu	91.53	98.80
24	Taraba	90.83	94.37
25	Plateau	90.21	102.65
26	Yobe	89.64	95.40
27	Nasarawa	88.96	91.43
28	Kaduna	88.62	126.78
29	Bauchi	85.41	114.52
30	Kwara	85.29	93.01
31	Osun	83.87	95.56
32	Ebonyi	82.66	89.32
33	Ogun	78.81	100.48
34	Gombe	78.53	94.60
35	Cross River	72.58	97.30
36	EkitiLowest	56.36	91.24

Rank	State	Net (₦bn)	Gross (₦bn)	Share
1	DeltaHighest	649.67	681.74	8.1%
2	Rivers	526.30	594.47	6.6%
3	Lagos	514.56	706.90	6.5%
4	Akwa Ibom	494.23	511.78	6.2%
5	Bayelsa	488.08	509.18	6.1%
6	Kano	270.86	290.34	3.4%
7	Oyo	213.75	248.86	2.7%
8	Anambra	199.88	207.45	2.5%
9	Borno	198.75	203.41	2.5%
10	Ondo	198.42	214.35	2.5%
11	Katsina	197.00	217.36	2.5%
12	Edo	195.13	223.65	2.4%
13	Jigawa	192.27	196.50	2.4%
14	Imo	191.72	220.20	2.4%
15	Benue	188.14	194.98	2.4%
16	Niger	177.07	199.25	2.2%
17	Abia	176.07	186.49	2.2%
18	Kaduna	174.69	230.12	2.2%
19	Sokoto	174.56	188.72	2.2%
20	Kogi	170.96	184.10	2.1%
21	Kebbi	170.88	178.21	2.1%
22	Enugu	165.52	174.68	2.1%
23	Adamawa	162.48	176.36	2.0%
24	Zamfara	161.47	174.25	2.0%
25	Bauchi	156.59	203.06	2.0%
26	Plateau	155.85	178.97	2.0%
27	Yobe	155.20	166.52	1.9%
28	Taraba	153.33	162.47	1.9%
29	Nasarawa	149.67	156.34	1.9%
30	Kwara	145.93	160.95	1.8%
31	Osun	144.94	168.78	1.8%
32	Ebonyi	139.10	156.93	1.7%
33	Gombe	136.44	161.91	1.7%
34	Cross River	130.84	170.13	1.6%
35	Ekiti	130.30	158.96	1.6%
36	OgunLowest	124.19	175.30	1.6%

Rank	State	IGR (₦bn)	Share
1	LagosHighest IGR	1,261.56	37.7%
2	Rivers	317.30	9.5%
3	Ogun	194.93	5.8%
4	Enugu	180.50	5.4%
5	Delta	157.79	4.7%
6	Edo	91.15	2.7%
7	Akwa Ibom	75.77	2.3%
8	Kano	74.77	2.2%
9	Kaduna	71.57	2.1%
10	Kwara	71.20	2.1%
11	Oyo	65.29	1.9%
12	Bayelsa	64.01	1.9%
13	Jigawa	59.46	1.8%
14	Osun	54.77	1.6%
15	Cross River	47.02	1.4%
16	Anambra	42.69	1.3%
17	Abia	40.01	1.2%
18	Katsina	39.15	1.2%
19	Ekiti	35.21	1.1%
20	Niger	34.66	1.0%
21	Bauchi	32.43	1.0%
22	Kogi	32.01	1.0%
23	Ondo	31.25	0.9%
24	Plateau	31.14	0.9%
25	Borno	27.80	0.8%
26	Nasarawa	25.52	0.8%
27	Zamfara	25.46	0.8%
28	Imo	25.27	0.8%
29	Sokoto	20.85	0.6%
30	Gombe	20.72	0.6%
31	Benue	20.43	0.6%
32	Adamawa	20.30	0.6%
33	Taraba	17.46	0.5%
34	Kebbi	16.97	0.5%
35	Ebonyi	13.18	0.4%
36	YobeLowest IGR	11.08	0.3%

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