Nigeria Law
The Ledger

Budget2024· ₦54.99 trillion

Appropriation Act, 2024

₦54.99 trillion budgeted. Debt service projected to exceed ₦8 trillion. The fiscal envelope is now larger than total federal revenue.

The 2024 budget of ₦54.99 trillion was the largest in Nigerian history. Debt service alone (~₦8.27 trillion) exceeded the total capital budget. The supplementary budget signed in mid-2024 raised the envelope further.

Sources

  • · Appropriation Act 2024 (as amended)
  • · Budget Office of the Federation
Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Redline

Wikipedia is never a source.