Budget
A sense of the relative expenditure on the different areas is given by the table below, which shows the 2008 budget for Federal ministries, departments and agencies.
| MDA (Ministry, Department or Agency) | Budget (Naira) |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Water Resources | 113,673,666,845 |
| Auditor-General | 2,477,435,789 |
| Code of Conduct Bureau | 1,126,777,207 |
| Commerce and Industry | 7,758,202,700 |
| Culture & National Orientation | 11,655,900,664 |
| Defense | 151,940,617,034 |
| Education | 210,444,818,579 |
| Energy | 139,783,534,336 |
| Environment, Housing and Urban Development | 15,915,443,907 |
| Federal Capital Territory | 37,958,110,000 |
| Federal Character Commission | 2,366,945,741 |
| Federal Civil Service Commission | 925,690,890 |
| Health | 138,179,657,132 |
| Transportation | 124,444,316,123 |
| Finance | 11,777,469,168 |
| Foreign & Intergovernmental Affairs | 40,873,686,687 |
| Independent Corrupts Practices Commission | 3,588,338,165 |
| Independent National Electoral Commission | 12,693,517,785 |
| Information & Communications | 18,183,376,503 |
| Interior | 266,371,519,798 |
| Justice | 12,695,948,416 |
| Labour and Productivity | 6,142,634,383 |
| Mines and Steel Development | 6,592,555,334 |
| National Planning Commission | 6,400,000,000 |
| National Population Commission | 5,219,851,968 |
| National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission | 441,347,573 |
| National Sports Commission | 5,562,611,171 |
| Office of the Head of the Civil Service | 6,836,928,125 |
| Police Service Commission | 599,570,075 |
| Public Complaints Commission | 2,008,996,208 |
| Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Allocation Commission | 2,370,007,697 |
| Science and Technology | 16,306,271,658 |
| Women Affairs | 2,288,935,104 |
| Youth Development | 45,591,142,712 |
Note: As of January 2008, one Naira was worth about 0.0057 Euros, or 0.0084 US Dollars.
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