State assemblies added over ₦1 trillion combined to state budgets
Lagos State Assembly added an extra ₦360b to the 2025 budget, more than four of the top states combined.
Yobe State Assembly is the only state legislative arm that passed a lower amount than the proposed figure.
Three of the top five states with the largest difference between presented and approved budgets are in the southern part of the country.
Twenty state assemblies in Nigeria increased their budgets by a combined ₦1.008 trillion, with Lagos and Kano accounting for 52.7% of the increase. This trend follows the national assembly's regular increase of the nation's annual budget after review.
The Kano State House of Assembly increased the state's 2025 budget by 31.1%, the largest of any state. Meanwhile, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states increased their budgets by less than 0.5%.
Fourteen state governors presented budgets with the same amounts passed by their state assemblies and signed into law.
Only one state approved a lower budget than what was proposed. State legislators in Yobe reduced the proposed budget by ₦15 million from ₦320.811 billion to ₦320.796 billion.
Twenty state assemblies in Nigeria increased their budgets by a combined ₦1.008 trillion, with Lagos and Kano accounting for 52.7% of the increase. This trend follows the national assembly's regular increase of the nation's annual budget after review.
The Kano State House of Assembly increased the state's 2025 budget by 31.1%, the largest of any state. Meanwhile, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states increased their budgets by less than 0.5%.
Fourteen state governors presented budgets with the same amounts passed by their state assemblies and signed into law.
Only one state approved a lower budget than what was proposed. State legislators in Yobe reduced the proposed budget by ₦15 million from ₦320.811 billion to ₦320.796 billion.