Nigerian states risk spending less on critical infrastructure as they attempt to balance low revenue generation with prioritising capital and recurrent expenditure.
Nigeria's federal ministries, departments, and agencies are struggling to execute capital projects despite improving government revenues, as delayed cash releases stall infrastructure spending, slow service delivery, and raise fresh concerns about the Tinubu administration's ability to translate fiscal gains into economic growth and jobs.
A senior official at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) told BusinessDay that capital releases have remained constrained, with only a fraction of appropriated funds for ongoing pr
