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How public money is managed
Read the Budget Implementation Report for the third quarter of 2026, and the audited accounts for 2025. Preview the key pages here, then open the full documents.
January to September 2026
The year so far in four figures
Taken directly from Table 1 of the quarterly report, which sets actual figures against the 2026 budget.
- Revenue so far
- ₦300.80 billionAll money received from January to September, including the opening balance39.3% of the ₦766.37 billion budgeted
- Independent revenue
- ₦50.09 billionRevenue the state raised itself69.6% of the ₦72.00 billion budgeted
- Capital expenditure
- ₦165.76 billionSpending on roads, buildings and other assets27.8% of the ₦596.77 billion budgeted
- Total expenditure
- ₦229.80 billionAll spending from January to September30.0% of the ₦766.37 billion budgeted
Period covered1 January 2026 to 30 September 2026, assessed against the 2026 original budget. Published 28 October 2026.
Prepared byOffice of the Accountant General, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. Signed by Joachin C. Achor, Acting Accountant General.
The yardstickAfter nine months the report measures each line against 75.0% of the year's budget. Recurrent revenue stood at 62.8% and total expenditure at 30.0%.
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Look inside the Q3 2026 report
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Budget performance
The 2026 budget against what has come in and gone out
The report's own summary table, set out so that it can be read on any screen.
| Item | 2026 budget | July to September | January to September | Share of budget | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | |||||
| Opening balance | ₦45,000,000,000.00 | — | ₦5,362,054,599.00 | 11.9% | ₦39,637,945,401.00 |
| Recurrent revenue | ₦470,795,668,507.04 | ₦126,262,079,742.00 | ₦295,440,206,880.12 | 62.8% | ₦175,355,461,626.92 |
| Government share of FAAC(11) | ₦398,795,668,507.04 | ₦107,112,501,857.10 | ₦245,348,182,484.19 | 61.5% | ₦153,447,486,022.85 |
| Independent revenue(12) | ₦72,000,000,000.00 | ₦19,149,577,884.90 | ₦50,092,024,395.93 | 69.6% | ₦21,907,975,604.07 |
| Other receipts | ₦250,578,819,198.14 | — | — | 0.0% | ₦250,578,819,198.14 |
| Aid and grants(13) | ₦3,431,000,000.00 | — | — | 0.0% | ₦3,431,000,000.00 |
| Capital development fund receipts(14) | ₦247,147,819,198.14 | — | — | 0.0% | ₦247,147,819,198.14 |
| Total revenue, including opening balance | ₦766,374,487,705.18 | ₦126,262,079,742.00 | ₦300,802,261,479.12 | 39.3% | ₦465,572,226,226.06 |
| Expenditure | |||||
| Recurrent expenditure | ₦169,602,802,205.18 | ₦23,255,737,010.49 | ₦64,044,570,008.70 | 37.8% | ₦105,558,232,196.48 |
| Personnel cost(21) | ₦75,955,463,915.67 | ₦8,458,564,754.23 | ₦20,539,146,239.73 | 27.0% | ₦55,416,317,675.94 |
| Other recurrent costs(22) | ₦93,647,338,289.51 | ₦14,797,172,256.26 | ₦43,505,423,768.97 | 46.5% | ₦50,141,914,520.54 |
| Overhead cost(2202) | ₦62,116,044,611.92 | ₦9,897,602,272.43 | ₦31,154,232,646.38 | 50.2% | ₦30,961,811,965.54 |
| Other recurrent (2203 to 2209) | ₦31,531,293,677.59 | ₦4,899,569,983.82 | ₦12,351,191,122.59 | 39.2% | ₦19,180,102,555.00 |
| Capital expenditure(23) | ₦596,771,685,500.00 | ₦62,917,322,639.00 | ₦165,756,653,698.78 | 27.8% | ₦431,015,031,801.22 |
| Total expenditure | ₦766,374,487,705.18 | ₦86,173,059,649.49 | ₦229,801,223,707.48 | 30.0% | ₦536,573,263,997.70 |
| Balance | |||||
| Transfer to capital account | ₦346,192,866,301.86 | ₦103,006,342,731.51 | ₦236,757,691,470.42 | 68.4% | ₦109,435,174,831.44 |
- Government share of FAAC61.5%
₦245.35bn of ₦398.80bn budgeted
- Independent revenue69.6%
₦50.09bn of ₦72.00bn budgeted
- Personnel cost27.0%
₦20.54bn of ₦75.96bn budgeted
- Overhead cost50.2%
₦31.15bn of ₦62.12bn budgeted
- Capital expenditure27.8%
₦165.76bn of ₦596.77bn budgeted
Audited accounts, 2025
Receipts, payments and cash balances over five years
From the Accountant General's report for 2025, prepared on the IPSAS cash basis and audited: the Auditor-General's certificate is dated 25 June 2026 (page 35).
- Total receipts, 2025
- ₦473.98 billionAll money received in the year2024: ₦413.83 billion
- Independent revenue, 2025
- ₦52.99 billionRevenue the state raised itself2024: ₦42.97 billion
- Capital expenditure, 2025
- ₦290.74 billionSpending on roads, buildings and other assets2024: ₦218.26 billion
- Closing cash balance, 2025
- ₦80.40 billionCash held at 31 December2024: ₦81.52 billion
| Item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | |||||
| Statutory allocation | ₦338,586,560,343.80 | ₦308,955,682,443.64 | ₦133,330,961,199.84 | ₦84,378,789,255.13 | ₦62,331,855,206.10 |
| Independent revenue | ₦52,988,609,268.79 | ₦42,974,533,664.74 | ₦36,199,994,005.36 | ₦29,125,772,544.20 | ₦25,453,011,293.98 |
| Below-the-line receipts | ₦77,636,696,850.49 | ₦56,962,141,103.14 | ₦42,453,629,383.38 | ₦31,334,622,847.10 | ₦40,800,196,860.22 |
| Capital receipts | ₦4,768,263,085.56 | ₦4,937,420,201.72 | ₦3,756,122,293.53 | ₦20,079,389,257.81 | ₦29,897,535,593.19 |
| Total receipts | ₦473,980,129,548.64 | ₦413,829,777,413.24 | ₦215,740,706,882.11 | ₦164,918,573,904.24 | ₦158,482,598,953.49 |
| Payments | |||||
| Personnel cost | ₦36,373,060,445.95 | ₦22,892,128,828.88 | ₦21,898,215,707.52 | ₦14,974,067,495.34 | ₦18,638,513,834.77 |
| Overhead cost | ₦45,796,812,101.19 | ₦30,097,606,406.03 | ₦23,937,964,967.15 | ₦19,248,625,045.33 | ₦22,439,232,469.19 |
| Public debt charges | ₦9,038,229,445.33 | ₦2,658,098,887.30 | ₦4,232,769,458.96 | ₦6,208,357,056.57 | ₦19,436,496,073.40 |
| Consolidated revenue fund charges | ₦11,623,324,079.46 | ₦18,507,019,380.15 | ₦17,922,423,876.31 | ₦14,713,357,491.75 | ₦13,359,506,848.23 |
| Capital expenditure | ₦290,742,146,505.43 | ₦218,255,397,194.03 | ₦94,560,622,103.86 | ₦66,266,370,294.96 | ₦57,578,248,336.32 |
| Below-the-line payments | ₦81,520,636,250.38 | ₦60,243,392,885.68 | ₦44,976,708,918.69 | ₦35,151,865,804.37 | ₦38,020,872,079.93 |
| Total payments | ₦475,094,208,827.74 | ₦352,653,643,582.07 | ₦207,528,705,032.49 | ₦156,562,643,188.32 | ₦169,472,869,641.84 |
| Cash balances | |||||
| Net cash surplus or (deficit) | (₦1,114,079,279.10) | ₦61,176,133,831.17 | ₦8,212,001,849.62 | ₦8,355,930,715.92 | (₦10,990,270,688.35) |
| Opening cash balance | ₦81,517,468,846.42 | ₦20,341,335,015.25 | ₦12,129,333,165.63 | ₦3,773,402,449.71 | ₦14,763,673,138.06 |
| Closing cash balance | ₦80,403,389,567.32 | ₦81,517,468,846.42 | ₦20,341,335,015.25 | ₦12,129,333,165.63 | ₦3,773,402,449.71 |
- 2021
- Total receipts: ₦158.48bnCapital expenditure: ₦57.58bnIndependent revenue: ₦25.45bn
- 2022
- Total receipts: ₦164.92bnCapital expenditure: ₦66.27bnIndependent revenue: ₦29.13bn
- 2023
- Total receipts: ₦215.74bnCapital expenditure: ₦94.56bnIndependent revenue: ₦36.20bn
- 2024
- Total receipts: ₦413.83bnCapital expenditure: ₦218.26bnIndependent revenue: ₦42.97bn
- 2025
- Total receipts: ₦473.98bnCapital expenditure: ₦290.74bnIndependent revenue: ₦52.99bn
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Eight key pages from the Accountant General's report.
Documents
Read the full reports
The quarterly budget report, and both published versions of the audited accounts for 2025. The two versions report the same headline figures. The later one is four pages longer: the extra pages are in the notes to the statements and the capital expenditure schedule.
- Most recent
Budget Implementation Report, Quarter 3, 2026
Revenue and spending from 1 January to 30 September 2026, against the 2026 budget
- Pages
- 107
- File size
- 14.9 MB
- Published
- 28 October 2026
Served from Smart Anambra until the file is posted in the state document library.
Report of the Accountant General with Financial Statements, 2025
Latest version (file marked "NGFv")
- Pages
- 284
- File size
- 16.8 MB
- Published
- 29 July 2026
Report of the Accountant General with Financial Statements, 2025
First published version
- Pages
- 280
- File size
- 16.7 MB
- Published
- 23 July 2026
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