FAAC: Federal Government, States and Local Councils share over N1.7trn as January revenue

*The Federation Account Allocation Committee says of the N1.703 trillion total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received N552.591 billion, State Governments received N590.614 billion while the Local Government Councils received a total sum of N434.567 billion, and N125.284 billion was shared to the benefiting states as as 13 percent derivation revenue for January this year

Emmanuel Akosile | ConsumerConnect

The Federation Account Allocation Committee has said it shared total N1.703 trillion, as January 2025 Federation Account revenue to the Federal Government, 36 States and 774 the Local Government Councils (LGCs) in Nigeria.

FAAC disclosed it shared the January revenue to the respective levels of government during the February 2025 Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting held in Abuja, FCT.

The Committee also said the N1.703 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N749.727 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N718.781 billion, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) revenue of N20.548 billion and Augmentation of N214 billion.

Bawa Mokwa, Director of Press and Public Relations at FAAC, in a statement noted that a total gross revenue of N2.641 trillion was available in the month of January 2025.

The total deduction for cost of collection was N107.786 billion while total transfers, interventions, refunds and savings was N830.663 billion.

The statement also indicated the gross statutory revenue of N1.848 trillion was received for the month of January 2025. This was higher than the sum of N1.226 trillion received in the month of December 2024 by N622.125 billion.

Gross revenue of N771.886 billion was available from the Value-Added Tax (VAT) in January 2025.

This was higher than the N649.561 billion available in the month of December 2024 by N122.325 billion.

Mokwa stated that from the N1.703 trillion total distributable revenue, the Federal Government received total sum of N552.591 billion and the State Governments received total sum of N590.614 billion.

The Local Government Councils received total sum of N434.567 billion and a total sum of N125.284 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.

On the N749.727 billion distributable statutory revenue, the communiqué stated that the Federal Government received N343.612 billion and the State Governments received N174.285 billion.

FAAC disclosed the Local Government Councils received N134.366 billion and the sum of N97.464 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.

From the N718.781 billion distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue, the Federal Government received N107.817 billion, the State Governments received N359.391 billion and the Local Government Councils received N251.573 billion, the Director of Press and Public Relations noted.

A total sum of N3.082 billion was received by the Federal Government from the N20.548 billion Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL). The State Governments received N7.192 billion and the Local Government Councils received N10.274 billion.

He further explained that from the N214 billion Augmentation, the Federal Government received N98.080 billion and the State Governments received N49.747 billion.

The Local Government Councils received N38.353 billion and a total sum of N27.820 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared to the benefiting States as derivation revenue.

In January 2025, Value-Added Tax (VAT), Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Companies Income Tax (CIT), Excise Duty, Import Duty and CET Levies increased significantly while Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) and Oil and Gas Royalty decreased considerably.