By Our Correspondent
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its September 2024 meeting Chaired by the Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, shared a total sum of N1.203 Trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of August, 2024 from a gross total of N2.278 Trillion.
From the stated amount inclusive of Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) and Exchange Difference (ED), the Federal Government received N374.925b, the States received N422.861b, the Local Government Councils got N306.533b, while the Oil Producing States received N99.474b as Derivation, (13% of Mineral Revenue).
The sum of N81.975b was given for the cost of collection, while N992.617b was allocated for Transfers Intervention and Refunds.
A statement issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of the meeting indicated that the Gross Revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) for the month of August 2024, was N573.341b as against N625.329b distributed in the preceding month, resulting in a decrease of N51.988b.
From that amount, the sum of N22.934b was allocated for the cost of collection and the sum of N16.512b given for Transfers, Intervention and Refunds.
The remaining sum of N533.895b was distributed to the three tiers of government, of which the Federal Government got N80.084b, the States received N266.948b and Local Government Councils got N186.863b.
Accordingly, the Gross Statutory Revenue of N1.221t received for the month was lower than the sum of N1.387t received in the previous month by N165.994t.
From the stated amount, the sum of N58.415b was allocated for the cost of collection and a total sum of N976.105b for Transfers, Intervention and Refunds.
The remaining balance of N186.636b was distributed as follows to the three tiers of government: Federal Government got the sum of N71.624b, States received N36.329b, the sum of N28.008b was allocated to LGCs and N50.675b was given to Derivation Revenue (13% Mineral producing States).
Also, the sum of N15.643b from Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) was distributed to the three (3) tiers of government as follows: the Federal Government received N2.252, States got N7.509b, Local Government Councils received N5.256b, while N0.626b was allocated for Cost of Collection.
The statement also disclosed the sum of N468.245b from Exchange Difference, which was shared as follows: Federal Government received N220.964b, States got N112.076b, the sum of N86.406b was allocated to Local Government Councils, N48.799b was given for Derivation (13% of Mineral Revenue).
It further disclosed that Companies Income Tax (CIT), Value Added Tax (VAT), Import and Excise Duties, Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Oil and Gas Royalty and Customs External Tarrif levies (CET) all recorded decreases.
According to the statement, the total revenue distributable for the current month of August 2024, was drawn from Statutory Revenue of N186.636b, Value Added Tax (VAT) of N533.636b, N15.017b from Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) and N468.245b from Exchange Difference, bringing the total distributable amount for the month to N1.203t.
The balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) as at September 2024 stands at $473,754,57.
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, while welcoming FAAC members, appreciated them for their continued support and contributions, urging them to do more.
While also thanking the Revenue Generating Agencies for their hard work in ensuring that the three tiers of government are running smoothly, Edun assured that Nigeria is going well, explaining that, “we have a President whose actions is in line with the Rule of Law and he is making sure that whatever the country is going through is a stringent economic conditions aimed at repositioning the economy for the benefit and future of our country”.
He emphasised that the policies are for the good of the nation, “it is for our own good, we have to go through a turbulent situation before the economy will stabilize for good”.
Edun added that the challenges we are witnessing are not only limited to Nigeria alone but to other countries of the world.
“We have to play our own role, we have to fasten our belts”, he advised.

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