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At least 20 local governments in the state of Lagos shared an incredible N77.9 billion allocations within the first two months of 2025, with each advice that has not received no less than n1 billion during the period, revealed a recent investigation of Platform Times.
According to the report, the local government of Alimosho, the most populous LG of Nigeria, has exceeded the graph with the highest cumulative allocation of N5.36 billion, receiving N2.31 billion in January and N2.88 billion in February.
Up close, it was Ajeromi-IFELODUN, which received N5.36 billion-n2.01 billion in January and N2.31 billion in February-Mentre Oshodi-Isolo obtained N4.17 billion in total in two months.
Other LGs with high allocations include Ojo (N4.22 billion), Surulere (N4.01 billion), Mushin (N4.22 billion), Ikorodu (N4.09 billion) and Kosofe (N4.27BN).
Agege, a densely populated LG in the continental axis of the state, received n1.83 billion in January and N2.10 billion in February, for a total of N3.93 billion.
Likewise, Apapa LG received N3.51 billion, while Badagry, a historic coastal city, obtained N3.58 billion.
Epe, known for its agrarian economy, has obtained N3.49 billion, while Eti-OSA, home to main economic centers such as Victoria Island and Lekki Phase 1, received n1.71 billion in January and n1.96 billion in February, for a number of N3.67 billion.
Also on the list, Ibeju-Lekki, a rapidly developed corridor, received N3.35 billion, Ifako-Ijaiye obtained N3.88 billion and Ikeja, the capital of the state, was assigned n3.69 billion.
The Lagos mainland approached N3.68 billion, while the island of Lagos received N3.50 billion. Shomolu, a compact and vibrant LG, has been assigned N3.84 billion.
According to Budgit data, Amuwo -odin received the lowest allocation between 20 LG, with a total of N3.16 billion.
The results shed light on the extent of the monthly allocations provided to the local advice of Lagos, raising new questions about transparency, public responsibility and the impact of these funds on infrastructure and on the supply of services in the Nigeria commercial nervous center.
The efforts to obtain answers from the local government authorities relevant to how the funds have been used were not successful at the time of the press.
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