₦2.1T missing from 2023 NNPC remittances
Audit reveals shortfall in oil revenue transfers to Federation Account.
Auditor-General Report 2024 · 2h ago
Live · 28 May 2026
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Total Debt
₦142.3T
+18.4% YoY
External Debt
$42.9B
USD denominated
2025 Budget
₦47.9T
Federal
Inflation
33.2%
CPI / NBS
FX Reserves
$38.1B
CBN
GDP / capita
$2,184
227M people
What it could have built
If that money was spent on the people instead.
Pick a scandal — see what every Nigerian could have gotten in schools, hospitals, roads, electricity, and security.
Calculating from
₦2.10T
🏫
26.3K
Public primary schools (200 pupils each)
🏥
840
Fully equipped general hospitals
🛣️
4.7K
Kilometres of paved federal road
⚡
60.0K
33kV transformers (1,500 homes each)
💧
247.1K
Solar-powered community boreholes
🚓
46.7K
Police patrol vehicles (fully equipped)
🚜
84.0K
Mid-size farm tractors with implements
🎓
437.5K
Full 4-year university scholarships
🏠
116.7K
2-bedroom social housing units
🚑
38.2K
Fully kitted ambulances
Unit costs based on 2025 Nigerian benchmark contracts. Indicative — not budgetary. Sourced from BudgIT, FMBEP, and NBS publications.
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