The aggregate figures are driven by a handful of states with particularly large security vote provisions. Edo approved N12.87bn while Benue budgeted N12bn, keeping it among the top tier of states in terms of security vote allocations. By 2025, security vote spending had widened sharply. In Nigeria, security votes are special monthly allocations of public funds reserved by federal and state governments for security-related purposes. “State governments receive special security allocations.

Source: Punch January 14, 2026 09:09 UTC