Kebbi State

21 local governments · 5.6m residents (NPC 2022 projection)

FAAC to the state government · 12 months
₦214.8bn
#23 of 36 · ₦38,607 per resident · ₦206.7bn after deductions
FAAC to its 21 LGs · 12 months
₦151.5bn
Average ₦7.2bn per council
Own revenue (IGR) · 2025
₦31.2bn
#31 of 37 · +84% vs 2024 · 85% of revenue from FAAC
Total debt · Q2 2026
₦143.8bn
₦14.4bn domestic + $93.8m external · ₦25,846 per resident

What reached the state government each month

Gross allocation split into what was actually paid and what was deducted at source (external-debt service, contractual obligations and other deductions). ₦5.3bn went straight to debt service over the last 12 months.

₦0₦6.3bn₦12.5bn₦18.8bn₦25.0bnSep ’24Dec ’24Mar ’25Jun ’25Sep ’25Dec ’25Mar ’26Jun ’26
Latest: Aug 2026. Source: OAGF Table III.

Local governments: who got what

Net FAAC allocation to each council over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026). Birnin -Kebbi received the most (₦9.5bn); Alieru the least (₦5.7bn). Click a council for its monthly record.

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₦5.7bn₦9.5bnno data· equal-count classes
Arewa
₦8.3bn
Bagudo
₦8.2bn
Maiyama
₦7.8bn
Suru
₦7.7bn
Argungu
₦7.6bn
Jega
₦7.5bn
Zuru
₦7.4bn
Dandi Kamba
₦7.2bn
Koko/Besse
₦7.1bn
Gwandu
₦6.9bn
Bunza
₦6.8bn
Shanga
₦6.7bn
Ngaski
₦6.6bn
Fakai
₦6.5bn
Augie
₦6.4bn
Sakaba
₦6.4bn
Yauri
₦6.3bn
Kalgo
₦6.2bn
Alieru
₦5.7bn
₦0₦5.0bn₦10.0bn₦15.0bn₦20.0bnSep ’24Dec ’24Mar ’25Jun ’25Sep ’25Dec ’25Mar ’26Jun ’26
All councils combined, from OAGF’s LGC summary table.

Money the state raised itself

₦0₦10bn₦20bn₦30bn₦40bn2019202020212022202320242025
Source: NBS / Joint Revenue Board.

Where IGR came from, 2025

Other taxes & levies
₦10.1bn
PAYE (income tax on salaries)
₦9.1bn
MDA fees & charges
₦5.8bn
LGA revenue
₦4.9bn
Direct assessment
₦1.1bn
Road taxes
₦65.5m
Stamp duties
₦16.3m

What the state owes

₦0₦20bn₦40bn₦60bn₦80bnQ3 2023Q1 2024Q3 2024Q1 2025Q3 2025Q1 2026
Source: DMO, quarterly.
External debtUSDNaira at CBN rate
31 Dec 2024$51.4m₦78.8bn
30 Jun 2025$52.4m₦80.2bn
31 Dec 2025$76.4m₦109.7bn
30 Jun 2026$93.8m₦129.4bn

External loans are mostly World Bank, AfDB and other multilateral facilities. A weaker naira raises the naira cost even when no new loan is taken.

What’s being reported about the money

Stories from Nigerian outlets that mention Kebbi alongside budgets, contracts, projects, loans or allocations.

Kebbi Govt Kicks Off 34-Kilometre Road Project
LEADERSHIP Newspapers· 30 Oct 2026Projects
Kebbi Govt Awards Construction Work To Link 2 LGAs
LEADERSHIP Newspapers· 20 Oct 2026ProjectsLocal govt
Kebbi begins construction of 58km road, other projects in three LGAs
Punch Newspapers· 20 Oct 2026ProjectsLocal govt
Idris Flags Off 102 km Road Projects In Three LGAs In Kebbi
Independent Newspaper Nigeria· 20 Oct 2026ProjectsLocal govt

Questions to ask

  1. Kebbi received ₦214.8bn in federal allocations in 12 months. Where is the 2026 budget performance report showing what it was spent on?
  2. Kebbi’s 21 councils were allocated ₦151.5bn. Is every council being paid directly, as the Supreme Court ordered in July 2024 — or through a state–LG joint account?
  3. Which capital projects in my LGA were funded this year, who are the contractors, and what has been paid?
  4. The state owes ₦143.8bn. What was each loan for, and what has it delivered?
  5. 85% of revenue comes from FAAC. What is the plan to raise more without overtaxing small traders?

Population 5,563,907 (NPC 2022 projection). Months are FAAC sharing months. Sources: OAGF, DMO, NBS. Methods.