India, Nov. 3 -- In 2024, Nigerian states collectively budgeted N1.32 trillion (US $90,81,52,734) for health. However, actual spending fell far short of this allocation, with only N816.64 billion expended, representing a 61.9 per cent budget performance, according to a new report by BudgIT, a civic tech non-profit organization.

While this indicates an average performance, 12 states have spent less than 50 per cent of their total allocated health budget in 2024. A closer look at the data shows that three states - Taraba (23.6 per cent), Cross River (28.4 per cent), Zamfara (29.1 per cent) - have spent less than 30 spent of the budget allocated for health.

BudgIT's State of States Report is an annual publication evaluating each state's lo...