Federal budget allocation versus actual release rates by ministry. Tracks whether approved funds are reaching the programmes they were signed for.
₦6.06tn
Total budget
₦3.86tn
Revenue projected
₦2.8tn
Revenue actual
₦2.2tn
Deficit
₦1.36tn
Debt service
50%
Implementation rate

Buhari's first full budget, the 'Budget of Change', was delayed for months and only signed in May 2016. Actual oil revenue collapsed well below projection amid the price crash and Niger Delta Avengers pipeline attacks, tipping Nigeria into its first recession in 25 years by Q2 2016. Capital release was among the lowest of the era.

AllocationReleased
Debt Service
₦1.36tn95% released
Statutory obligation — fully serviced despite revenue shortfall
Defence & Security
₦443.9bn62% released
Anti-insurgency operations in the North-East
Education
₦369.6bn48% released
Below the UNESCO-recommended 15-20% of total budget
Health
₦221.7bn45% released
Basic Health Care Provision Fund barely funded
Works & Housing
₦433.4bn38% released
Road rehabilitation projects stalled mid-year