Ondo State

18 local governments · 5.3m residents (NPC 2022 projection)

FAAC to the state government · 12 months
₦256.5bn
#11 of 36 · ₦48,248 per resident · ₦240.5bn after deductions
FAAC to its 18 LGs · 12 months
₦133.6bn
Average ₦7.4bn per council
Own revenue (IGR) · 2025
₦60.3bn
#17 of 37 · +24% vs 2024 · 78% of revenue from FAAC
Total debt · Q2 2026
₦189.4bn
₦6.2bn domestic + $132.9m external · ₦35,630 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). ₦4.7bn went straight to debt service over the last 12 months.

₦0₦7.5bn₦15.0bn₦22.5bn₦30.0bnSep ’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). Akure South received the most (₦9.4bn); Ondo East the least (₦5.7bn). Click a council for its monthly record.

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₦5.7bn₦9.4bnno data· equal-count classes
Akure South
₦9.4bn
Ondo West
₦8.7bn
Ilaje
₦8.7bn
Owo
₦8.1bn
Odigbo
₦8.0bn
Okitipupa
₦7.7bn
Irele
₦7.1bn
Ose
₦7.0bn
Ese-Edo
₦7.0bn
Idanre
₦6.8bn
Ifedore
₦6.7bn
Akure North
₦6.4bn
Ondo East
₦5.7bn
₦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₦20bn₦40bn₦60bn₦80bn2019202020212022202320242025
Source: NBS / Joint Revenue Board.

Where IGR came from, 2025

PAYE (income tax on salaries)
₦24.4bn
Other taxes & levies
₦14.3bn
MDA fees & charges
₦8.2bn
Withholding tax
₦5.8bn
LGA revenue
₦3.4bn
Road taxes
₦2.7bn
Direct assessment
₦1.4bn
Stamp duties
₦90.3m
Capital gains tax
₦70.5m

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$75.8m₦116.4bn
30 Jun 2025$77.8m₦119.0bn
31 Dec 2025$84.1m₦120.7bn
30 Jun 2026$132.9m₦183.3bn

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

Ondo approves N500m for workers’ loan
Daily Trust· 16 Oct 2026Debt
Aiyedatiwa Expands Workers’ Welfare with ₦500m Housing and Vehicle Loan Fund
https://www.nigeriahousingmarket.com/· 13 Oct 2026Debt
LG Electronics Marks 21st Water Project With Solar Borehole In Ondo
Independent Newspaper Nigeria· 13 Oct 2026Projects

Questions to ask

  1. Ondo received ₦256.5bn in federal allocations in 12 months. Where is the 2026 budget performance report showing what it was spent on?
  2. Ondo’s 18 councils were allocated ₦133.6bn. 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 ₦189.4bn. What was each loan for, and what has it delivered?
  5. 78% of revenue comes from FAAC. What is the plan to raise more without overtaxing small traders?

Population 5,316,603 (NPC 2022 projection). Months are FAAC sharing months. Sources: OAGF, DMO, NBS. Methods.