LGAs Received ₦456bn in One Month: Where Are the Grassroots Projects?

Nigeria’s 774 local governments received about ₦456.47 billion from the Federation Account for February 2026. That is an average of roughly ₦589.75 million per council, though the actual figures differ based on population, revenue-sharing formulas and deductions. This is substantial funding. For comparison, the 2025 federal budget put the average cost of constructing and furnishing a primary healthcare centre at about ₦296 million. Local governments must still pay salaries and meet other obligations, but residents should be seeing better rural roads, clinics, drainage, markets, waste collection, streetlights and primary schools. The Federal Government’s push for local government financial autonomy has increased attention on how council funds are controlled. However, autonomy will mean little without public accountability. Each council should publish its monthly allocation, deductions, personnel costs, awarded contracts and completed projects. Governors should not treat council allocations as state funds, while council chairmen must account directly to their communities. Every naira sent to the grassroots should translate into visible services where Nigerians live.

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