State governments are receiving billions of naira through a relatively new Federation Account Allocation Committee intervention for infrastructure and security, with available half-year budget implementation reports showing that at least N435bn in revenue was recorded under the funding window by 29 states between January and June 2026.
The intervention, classified in state financial records as “State Infrastructure and Security” under the National Chart of Accounts code 11010313, is distinct from the FAAC conventional statutory allocations but distributed as regular FAAC revenue. No amount was disbursed for this purpose in the corresponding period of 2025.
The data was obtained from the fiscal performance of each state, utilising data from the Q1 to Q2 budget performance reports from January to June 2026 obtained from Open Nigerian States, a BudgIT-backed website that serves as a repository of government budget data, and was analysed by our correspondent on Thursday.
The intervention comes as Nigeria battles worsening insecurity and a huge infrastructure deficit, with banditry, kidnappings, attacks on schools and communities, poor roads and other infrastructure gaps placing increasing pressure on state governments.
