Nigeria: Bayelsa Spends N26.1bn for Salaries in April, May

The Bayelsa State government says it has spent a total of N26.1b for salaries related components for the months of April and May just as it has also received a gross Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) inflow of N76.1b for the Months of April and May.

The Technical Adviser on Treasury and Accounts, Timipre Seipolo, made the disclosure during the state's Transparency Briefing for April and May 2026 in Yenagoa.

Giving a breakdown of the salary related components payments, Seipolo said salary of civil servants for April stood at N7.74b, and N7.78n for May, while salary of political appointees stood at N1.95b for April and N1.97b for May.

Other salaries components payments in the months under review include salary arrears, gratuity, pension arrears, grants to tertiary institutions, salary support to local government areas for payment of primary schools teachers, NYSC members allowance and minimum wage arrears.

According to Seipolo, while all salaries related payments stood at N13.0b for the month of April, the month of May gulped N13.1b, bringing the total to N26.1b for the the two months.

He also explained that the state received a gross Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) inflow of N42.33 billion in April. The major contributors were derivation revenue of N27.27 billion, statutory allocation of N7.48 billion, Value Added Tax (VAT) of N6.33 billion and non-oil revenue of N1.24 billion.

For May, the state recorded a gross FAAC inflow of N52.81 billion, comprising N34.41 billion from derivation, N9.9 billion from VAT, N6.9 billion from statutory allocation and N1.6 billion from non-oil revenues.

Speaking at the briefing, the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiouwou Koku-Obiyai, reiterated the administration's commitment to transparency and accountability, stating that citizens have a right to know how public resources are managed.

She said the government remained focused on delivering impactful projects across the state, including the Nembe-Brass Road, Ekelemo-Agge Road, the nine-storey secretariat complex and the Olympic-sized stadium at Igbogene.

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