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CLAIM: Olufunso Doherty, Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, claimed that Lagos local government areas received N157 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the first quarter of this year [2026].
FINDINGS: According to the first-quarter 2026 allocation figures compiled from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Lagos State’s 20 local government areas received a combined net allocation of ₦156.84 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) between January and March 2026. This is close to Doherty’s rounded-up figure of N157 billion.
VERDICT: True.
SOURCES: NBS and Leadership.
DATE: Nov. 13, 2026.
AUTHOR: Sunday Awosoro.
EDITOR(S): Motunrayo Joel and Elizabeth Ogunbamowo.