The World Bank reports that Nigeria’s 36 states see a 93% increase in revenues in real terms between 2023 and 2025. The update says this rise changes how subnational governments allocate spending and spending priorities across the federation.

The outlets describe the findings as coming from the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update, published in October. While state revenue grows sharply, the share of total expenditure devoted to education declines. The reports attribute part of the revenue improvement to policy changes affecting federal revenue flows, including the removal of the fuel subsidy, which the Daily Post notes contributed to higher allocations to states.

Across coverage, the main focus is the contrast between improved state-level fiscal capacity and reduced relative emphasis on education spending. Sources agree on the key figures and direction of change, but they differ only slightly in emphasis, such as whether they highlight the fuel-subsidy change or focus more on education spending priorities in the updated state budgets.