Nigeria’s 29 state governors spent a whopping N79.97 billion on domestic and international travel expenses between January and June 2025. Here is the breakdown of the amount spent by each state:
- Abia State – N1.03 billion
- Adamawa State – N2.24 billion
- Akwa Ibom State – No data available
- Anambra State – No data available
- Bauchi State – N3.66 billion
- Bayelsa State – N3.78 billion
- Benue State – N1.13 billion (only Q1 expenditure available)
- Borno State – N3.68 billion
- Cross River State – N3.68 billion
- Delta State – N884.81 million (only Q1 expenditure available)
- Ebonyi State – N1.45 billion
- Edo State – N3.51 billion
- Ekiti State – N3.76 billion
- Enugu State – No data available
- Gombe State – N1.20 billion
- Imo State – N928.34 million
- Jigawa State – N1.26 billion
- Kaduna State – N1.86 billion
- Kano State – N5.58 billion
- Katsina State – N548.24 million (only Q1 expenditure available)
- Kebbi State – N1.53 billion
- Kogi State – N1.75 billion
- Kwara State – N1.2 billion
- Lagos State – N6.23 billion (only Q1 expenditure available)
- Nasarawa State – N2.24 billion
- Niger State – N2.63 billion
- Ondo State – N1.83 billion
- Ogun State – No data available
- Osun State – N6.21 billion
- Oyo State – N1.89 billion
- Plateau State – No data available
- Rivers State – No data available
- Sokoto State – N2.59 billion
- Taraba State – N5.22 billion
- Yobe State – N3.70 billion
- Zamfara State – N2.77 billion
The total amount spent by the governors on travel expenses represents a 14.72% increase compared to the N69.71 billion spent during the same period in 2024.
Only 5 states and the Federal Capital Territory recorded foreign capital inflows during Q1 2025, with the FCT attracting $3.05 billion, Lagos State $2.56 billion, Ogun State $7.95 million, Oyo State $7.81 million, and Kaduna State $4.06 million.
The disparity between the amount spent on travel expenses and the lack of foreign capital importation in most states has raised questions about the effectiveness of these expenditures in driving investment and promoting economic growth.
