Nasarawa State

13 local governments · 2.9m residents (NPC 2022 projection)

FAAC to the state government · 12 months
₦190.4bn
#35 of 36 · ₦65,965 per resident · ₦184.9bn after deductions
FAAC to its 13 LGs · 12 months
₦98.3bn
Average ₦7.6bn per council
Own revenue (IGR) · 2025
₦32.6bn
#30 of 37 · +28% vs 2024 · 83% of revenue from FAAC
Total debt · Q2 2026
₦152.6bn
₦27.7bn domestic + $90.6m external · ₦52,865 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). ₦3.7bn 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). Lafia received the most (₦10.4bn); Keffi the least (₦6.3bn). Click a council for its monthly record.

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₦6.3bn₦10.4bnno data· equal-count classes
Lafia
₦10.4bn
Nasarawa
₦9.2bn
Karu
₦8.7bn
Doma
₦7.5bn
Toto
₦7.5bn
Obi
₦7.4bn
Awe
₦7.3bn
Kokona
₦6.9bn
Akwanga
₦6.8bn
Keana
₦6.5bn
Wamba
₦6.3bn
Keffi
₦6.3bn
₦0₦3.8bn₦7.5bn₦11.3bn₦15.0bnSep ’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

PAYE (income tax on salaries)
₦12.3bn
Other taxes & levies
₦7.4bn
MDA fees & charges
₦5.8bn
Stamp duties
₦3.7bn
Withholding tax
₦1.7bn
Road taxes
₦1.0bn
Direct assessment
₦674.9m

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$53.0m₦81.4bn
30 Jun 2025$58.7m₦89.8bn
31 Dec 2025$60.8m₦87.3bn
30 Jun 2026$90.6m₦124.9bn

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 Nasarawa alongside budgets, contracts, projects, loans or allocations.

11 States Spend N21.83bn On Foreign Trips As Capital Projects Lag
The Whistler Newspaper· 29 Oct 2026Projects
Nasarawa Communities Embrace APC Over Road Project
LEADERSHIP Newspapers· 24 Oct 2026Projects
Amid Revenue Surge, 29 States Borrow Over N1tn In Six Months
The Whistler Newspaper· 22 Oct 2026Debt
Nigeria NOW! opens its project boardrooms to global investors
شبكة تواصل الإخبارية· 22 Oct 2026Projects

Questions to ask

  1. Nasarawa received ₦190.4bn in federal allocations in 12 months. Where is the 2026 budget performance report showing what it was spent on?
  2. Nasarawa’s 13 councils were allocated ₦98.3bn. 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 ₦152.6bn. What was each loan for, and what has it delivered?
  5. 83% of revenue comes from FAAC. What is the plan to raise more without overtaxing small traders?

Population 2,886,022 (NPC 2022 projection). Months are FAAC sharing months. Sources: OAGF, DMO, NBS. Methods.