Michael Eboh
Dublin, Ireland — Oil and gas producing states in Nigeria received N141.395 billion in October 2025 under the 13 per cent derivation fund, paid out from the country’s total earnings from the oil and gas sector, according to data obtained from the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF).
In its November 2025 presentation to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), the OAGF reported that the amount paid to the nine oil-producing states in October 2025 was 4.77 per cent higher than the N134.957 billion received by the states in September 2025.
The nine oil-producing states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo, Rivers.
Giving a breakdown of the funds shared by the nine states, the OAGF disclosed that gross allocation to the states from crude oil stood at N130.196 billion; while gross derivation on gas, using new 13 per cent derivation indices, stood at N11.197 billion.
Further breakdown of the allocation on a state-by-state basis, showed that in the month of October 2025, Abia State collected N1.882 billion; Akwa Ibom’s share of the allocation was N27.418 billion; Anambra State received N2.094 billion; Bayelsa State – N29.406 billion; Delta State – N45.923 billion; Edo State – N3.954 billion; while Imo, Ondo and Rivers received N3.391 billion, N4.228 billion, and N23.098 billion, respectively.
In comparison, in the month of September 2025, the OAGF noted that Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa and Delta received N1.784 billion, N26.234 billion, N1.938 billion, N27.738 billion, and N43.408 billion, respectively; while N3.715 billion, N3.316 billion, N3.738 billion, and N23.087 billion were received by Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers State, respectively.
The 13 per cent oil derivation principle is a constitutional provision that mandates the allocation of 13 per cent of the country’s total mineral revenue to the states from which that revenue was extracted.
The aim of the fund is to compensate these states for the environmental and infrastructural impacts of oil and gas exploration and to assist them in developing their communities.
The fund was disbursed from the Federation Account to oil-producing states and is meant to provide direct benefits to oil-producing communities.
In addition, explaining the sources of the funds from which the 13 per cent derivation monies were disbursed, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) disclosed that it collected N873.105 billion in October 2025, rising by 17.67 per cent or N131.118 billion compared with N741.987 billion collected in September 2025
The NUPRC added that the N873.105 billion collected in October 2025 represented 72.47 per cent of its budgeted target of N1.205 trillion, blaming its inability to meet its target on fluctuations in the prices of crude oil and a shortfall in crude oil production.
It also stated that “The Commission’s performance from January to October 2025 is N8.796 trillion, which is inclusive of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited Joint Venture (JV) and Production Sharing Contract (PSC) Royalty Receivables of N1.022 trillion, for the period of January to October 2025 and Project Gazelle receipt of N835.689 billion for November 2024 (received in January 2025), January, March to July 2025.”
