Security vote in Nigeria


Security vote in Nigeria is a monthly allowance that is allocated to the 36 states within the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the sole purpose of funding security services within such states. The monthly fund runs into billions of naira and vary based on the level of security required by the individual state.
The state governments are advised to use their discretion in ways on how to spend the funds.

Security votes by states

SOUTH EAST

Imo State: N333.333M Monthly
Enugu State: N600M Monthly
Anambra State: N850M Monthly
Abia State: N700M Monthly
*Ebonyi State: No Record Available

SOUTH SOUTH

Cross River State: N500M Monthly
Rivers State: N1.5B Monthly
Akwa Ibom State: N1.8B Monthly
Edo State: N900M Monthly
Delta State: N2B Monthly
*Bayelsa State: No Record Available

SOUTH WEST

Lagos State: N1.429B Monthly
Ondo State: N600M Monthly
Osun State: N400M Monthly
Ogun State: N80-N100M Monthly
Ekiti State: N100M Monthly
Oyo State: N1B Monthly

NORTH EAST

Borno State: N806.25M Monthly
Yobe State: N316.667M Monthly
Taraba State: N200M Monthly
Bauchi State: N1.417B Monthly

NORTH WEST

Kano State: N0.00
Kaduna State: N400M Monthly N4.8B Annually
Katsina State: N17.583M Monthly
Zamfara State: N600M Monthly

NORTH CENTRAL

Benue State: N3.092B allocation to personnel and overhead costs monthly which cover security vote, among others.
Niger State: N1.308B Monthly
Plateau State: N216.667M Monthly
Kogi State: N400M Monthly
Nasarawa State: N100M Monthly
*Kwara State: No Record Available