The official Jigawa State Q1 2026 Budget Performance Report records ₦29,193,742,109.44 in actual expenditure under Education. It was not zero.
The attention of the Jigawa State Government has been drawn to a report published by TheCable titled “Kano, Lagos, and Delta led states in education spending in Q1 2026,” which reported that Jigawa State recorded zero expenditure on education during the first quarter of 2026.
In view of these claims, the Jigawa State Government wishes to set the record straight so as to dispel the untruth contained in the said story lest the general public be misled into believing them as facts. This clarification becomes more necessary because figures published by one platform can quickly be reproduced by several others and subsequently acquire the appearance of established fact.
According to the Jigawa State Government Budget Performance Report 2026 Q1, the state had an original 2026 budget of ₦231,768,563,000.00 for Education and recorded an actual expenditure of ₦29,193,742,109.44 during the first quarter, representing 12.6% performance against the original budget. And this amount is recorded under “Function 709 – Education.”
This is the official expenditure figure contained in the State’s Q1 2026 Budget Performance Report, which was posted on the Ministry of Budget’s website since April and available for everyone to check. It is therefore not correct to state, without cogent evidence, that Jigawa State recorded zero expenditure on education during the period.
The Budget Performance Report provides the following detailed breakdown of education expenditure during the quarter:
Under Pre-Primary and Primary Education, the report records an original budget of ₦83,701,075,000.00 and actual Q1 expenditure of ₦10,167,982,643.91, representing 12.1% performance.
Under Secondary Education, the original budget was ₦39,477,425,000.00, while actual Q1 expenditure stood at ₦3,639,861,420.60, representing 9.2% performance.
Under Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education, the original budget was ₦830,000,000.00, with no expenditure recorded in Q1.
Under Tertiary Education, the original budget was ₦59,326,983,000.00, while actual Q1 expenditure stood at ₦4,936,760,317.06, representing 8.3% performance.
The report also records expenditure under other education functions, including Education Not Definable by Level, Subsidiary Services to Education, Research and Development in Education, and Education N.E.C.
The State’s official Budget Performance Report separately records ₦14,592,927,557.31 in actual Q1 expenditure under Education Personnel, against an original 2026 budget of ₦70,791,132,000.00, representing 20.6% performance.
The report records personnel expenditure of:
o ₦8,455,248,416.48 under Pre-Primary and Primary Education;
o ₦2,578,868,461.51 under Secondary Education;
o ₦2,668,664,891.93 under Tertiary Education;
o ₦617,415,428.00 under Education Not Definable by Level;
o ₦14,747,725.56 under R & D Education; and
o ₦257,982,633.82 under Education N.E.C.
The official report further records ₦13,420,867,252.18 in actual Q1 capital expenditure under Education, against an original 2026 capital budget of ₦151,082,766,000.00, representing 8.9% performance.
The capital expenditure included:
o ₦1,624,987,639.09 under Pre-Primary and Primary Education;
o ₦447,415,637.47 under Secondary Education;
o ₦0.00 under Post-Secondary Non-Tertiary Education;
o ₦1,790,999,392.79 under Tertiary Education;
o ₦0.00 under Education Not Definable by Level;
o ₦724,144,119.00 under Subsidiary Services to Education;
o ₦0.00 under R & D Education; and
o ₦8,833,320,463.83 under Education N.E.C.
The report records ₦10,167,982,643.91 in actual Q1 expenditure under Pre-Primary and Primary Education.
