Nigeria's corporate income tax payments hit record high in Q2 2023
Nigeria's government collected ₦2 trillion in corporate income tax in H1 2023, with a spike from ₦469 billion in Q1 to ₦1.53 trillion in Q2. The corporate tax payments for H1 2023 are higher than any full-year collections from 2015 to 2021.
The Army has been allocated ₦1.50tn, more than half of the top-ten defence allocations, making it the backbone of Nigeria’s security spending.
The Navy (₦443.9bn) and Air Force (₦407.2bn) come next, but together they are far behind the Army.
Institutions like the Defence Intelligence Agency, Training and Doctrine Command, and Defence Missions receive meaningful but much smaller funding, reinforcing their support-role status.
The Defence Space Administration (₦37.3bn) is on the table, but its small size shows Nigeria is only cautiously stepping into cyber- and space-based security.
The Federal Ministry of Finance dominates with ₦16.78 trillion, accounting for nearly ₦1 in every ₦3 spent among the top ministries.
Combined, the ministries of Finance and Budget & Economic Planning control more than 50% of the listed allocations, underscoring the government’s focus on fiscal strategy and economic agenda.
The Works and Defence sectors rank third and fourth, reflecting continuous prioritisation of infrastructure development and national security.
Education and Health, while critical, receive smaller shares, signalling potential pressure points in human capital development funding
