Analysis of Nigeria’s Fiscal Revenue from January to April 2020

₦1.25 trillion was expected to be generated in January and February, however, ₦952.5 billion and ₦845.1 billion was generated respectively implying that only 76% and 68% of expected revenue were achieved.
The month (March) which ushered in the Great Lockdown, saw a steep decline in revenue by 14% to ₦729.64 billion (M-o-M) compared to ₦1.32 trillion expected to be collected showing underperformance of 45% revenue collection. Mild recovery was experienced in April’s revenue to ₦915.28bn against ₦1.32trillion expected, an improved 70% target revenue generated.

The FG Records N3.67 Trillion Deficit in the First 9 Months of 2019; Total Revenue at 48% of Total Expenditure

This analysis provides a look into the financial operations of the government in the first 9 months of 2019, as well as ranks the revenue sources to provide knowledge of the sources that contribute more to the entire gross revenue. The analysis therefore ends by providing more data on the monthly performance of the government in terms of revenue and expenditure.

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