Yobe State

17 local governments · 3.6m residents (NPC 2022 projection)

FAAC to the state government · 12 months
₦200.8bn
#29 of 36 · ₦55,033 per resident · ₦189.6bn after deductions
FAAC to its 17 LGs · 12 months
₦125.1bn
Average ₦7.4bn per council
Own revenue (IGR) · 2025
₦16.0bn
#37 of 37 · +44% vs 2024 · 91% of revenue from FAAC
Total debt · Q2 2026
₦206.3bn
₦96.5bn domestic + $79.6m external · ₦56,527 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). ₦2.9bn 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). Fune received the most (₦9.9bn); Machina the least (₦6.1bn). Click a council for its monthly record.

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₦6.1bn₦9.9bnno data· equal-count classes
Fune
₦9.9bn
Jakusko
₦8.7bn
Geidam
₦8.1bn
Potiskum
₦7.9bn
Gujba
₦7.5bn
Bursari
₦7.4bn
Yunusari
₦7.3bn
Fika
₦7.3bn
Yusufari
₦7.2bn
Nguru
₦7.2bn
Bade
₦7.1bn
Tarmua
₦6.9bn
Gulami
₦6.8bn
Damaturu
₦6.5bn
Nangere
₦6.5bn
Karasuwa
₦6.5bn
Machina
₦6.1bn
₦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₦5bn₦10bn₦15bn₦20bn2019202020212022202320242025
Source: NBS / Joint Revenue Board.

Where IGR came from, 2025

PAYE (income tax on salaries)
₦9.4bn
MDA fees & charges
₦2.6bn
Other taxes & levies
₦2.5bn
Withholding tax
₦1.1bn
Direct assessment
₦261.1m
Road taxes
₦136.6m
Capital gains tax
₦80.2m
Stamp duties
₦1.1m

What the state owes

₦0₦25bn₦50bn₦75bn₦100bnQ3 2023Q1 2024Q3 2024Q1 2025Q3 2025Q1 2026
Source: DMO, quarterly.
External debtUSDNaira at CBN rate
31 Dec 2024$19.7m₦30.3bn
30 Jun 2025$23.1m₦35.3bn
31 Dec 2025$46.7m₦67.0bn
30 Jun 2026$79.6m₦109.8bn

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

Questions to ask

  1. Yobe received ₦200.8bn in federal allocations in 12 months. Where is the 2026 budget performance report showing what it was spent on?
  2. Yobe’s 17 councils were allocated ₦125.1bn. 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 ₦206.3bn. What was each loan for, and what has it delivered?
  5. 91% of revenue comes from FAAC. What is the plan to raise more without overtaxing small traders?

Population 3,649,607 (NPC 2022 projection). Months are FAAC sharing months. Sources: OAGF, DMO, NBS. Methods.