FG Allocates N1.727 Trillion to State Governments in November  

In November 2024, the Federal Government distributed N1.727 trillion among federal, state, and local governments, sourced from a gross revenue of N3.143 trillion.  The allocation was decided during the December meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), led by Finance Minister Wale Edun.   From the total, the federal government received N581.856 billion, states were allocated N549.792 billion, and local governments got N402.553 billion.  Additionally, N193.291 billion was set aside for oil-producing states as 13% derivation revenue.   The Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue for November stood at N628.972 billion, a drop of N39.318 billion from the previous month.  After deductions for collection costs and transfers, N628.973 billion was shared: N87.855 billion went to the federal government, N292.850 billion to states, and N204.995 billion to local councils.   READ ALSO: Federal Government Monitors Ekpa’s Trial in Finland Gross statutory revenue climbed to N1.827 trillion, an increase of N490.339 billion from October.  Out of this, N455.354 billion was shared among the three tiers, with the federal government receiving N175.690 billion, states N89.113 billion, and local councils N68.702 billion.   Revenue from the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) totaled N15.046 billion, with federal, state, and local governments receiving N2.257 billion, N7.523 billion, and N5.266 billion, respectively.  An exchange rate adjustment also added N671.392 billion to the distributable pool, with allocations spread across the three levels of government.   Despite the boost in oil and gas royalties, revenues from other streams like import duties, excise taxes, and electronic transfer levies saw declines.

Senate confirms appointment of 21 RMAFC commissioners 

In further update of a burgeoning governance superstructure, the Senate today confirms the appointment of 21 federal commissioners for the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission. The Commission is an agency of the federal government presiding over the sharing of oil proceeds and other revenue of the government. It has the responsibility of also deciding the remuneration of the president and other political office holders. The new commissioners whose appointments were ratified by the senate are: Linda Oti (Abia) Akpan Effiong (Akwa Ibom) Enefe Ekene (Anambra) Prof. Steve Ugba (Benue) Chief Eyonsa (Cross-River) Aruviere Egharhevwe (Delta) Nduka Awuregu (Ebonyi) Victor Eboigbe (Edo) Wumi Ogunlola (Ekiti) Ozo Obodougo (Enugu) Kabir Mashi (Katsina). Adamu Fanda (Kano) Dr. Kunle Wright (Lagos) Aliyu Abdulkadir (Nasarawa) Bako Shetima (Niger) Samuel Durojaye (Ogun) Nathaniel Adejutelegan (Ondo) Saad Ibrahim (Plateau) Modu-Aji Juluri (Yobe) Bello Garba (Zamfara)  Mohammed Usman (Gombe).

Nigeria Rakes In N5.2trn Revenue In 6 Months – RMAFC

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has disclosed that the total sum of N5,244 trillion accrued into the Federation Account in the first 6 months of 2023. A press statement signed by the RMAFC Chairman, Mr. Mohammed Bello Shehu, and made available to journalists on Wednesday in Abuja, said the amount was captured in the monthly report to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the caption “CBN Federation Account Component Statement”.  According to Shehu, out of the total gross revenue inflows into the Federation Account, the sum of N627.301 billion was NNPCL JV Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) due, captured and recorded by the FIRS, but utilized by the NNPCL for other FGN obligations. From the reports according to the statement, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) remitted the sum of N823,512,065,893.15 while the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) made a gross collection of N3,655,894,989,129.28 but remitted N3,028,593,066,702.93 retaining the difference as cost of collection.  The statement further disclosed that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on its part remitted the sumN764,630,581,539.17. It however, added that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) did not remit any amount into the Federation Account during the period either as profit revenue or other revenues as contained in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 as its revenue performance could not be assessed because neither its revenue target was disclosed nor its revenue remittance to the Federation Account was provided. Furthermore, the statement adds that the sum of N1,490,946,180,918.52 was realized as Value Added Tax (VAT) while the sum of N83,024,395,855.89 was realized from the Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) from which the sum of N3,320,975,834.23. Additionally, the FIRS received the sum of N82,031,796,937.01 and N3,320,975,834.23 as cost of collection on PPT/CIT and EMTL collections respectively in the period. The report revealed that on VAT, the FIRS/NCS together received the sum of N59, 593,164,213.83 as cost of collection within the period under review. Similarly, the report indicates that the sum of N16, 680,990,990.93 was realized from the solid minerals sector. The RMAFC Chair further revealed that total collections from VAT netted the sum of N1,387,328,862,898.16 whichwas shared to the 3-tiers of government in accordance with the approved VAT sharing formula.On the statutory allocations to the three tiers of government, Mr. Bello disclosed that the net sum of N3,069,594,889,669.74 (Three trillion, sixty-nine billion, five hundred and ninety-four million, eight hundred and eighty-nine thousand, six hundred and sixty-nine Naira, seventy four Kobowas shared to the 3-tiers of government in the period January to June, 2023. In the area of payment of cost of collection to Revenue Generating Agencies (RGAs) from the Federation Account component, the statement reveals that the NCS received the sum of N53,524,140,707.73 within the period under review. In the same vein, the statement adds that the sum of N48,105,698,218.35 was paid to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). “This money was collected by NUPRC as penalty on gas flared. Revenues on gas flared penalty used to be Federation Account revenues before the PIA, 2021 which provided that such revenues should be paid 100% to the NMDPRA”. In a similar development, the RMAFC Chair described the statutory deductions which constituted 32.27% of the total gross inflow into the Federation Account in the six-month period as superfluous and constitute a drain on the Federation Account.