by Ajadi Daniel
Here are the budgetary allocations to federal ministries and parastatals in the 2018 budget.
| S/N | Ministries/MDAs | 2018 BUDGET ALLOCATION |
| 1 | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | N202,010,092,743 |
| 2 | Ministry of Budget and National Planning | N1,858,844,306,387 |
| 3 | Ministry of Communication Technology | N19,765,740,637 |
| 4 | Ministry of Defence | N576,399,335,199 |
| 5 | Ministry of Education | N651,226,697,523 |
| 6 | Ministry of Environment | N35,378,408,624 |
| 7 | FCT Administration | N40,297,122,872 |
| 8 | Ministry of Finance | N2,217,577,377,798 |
| 9 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | N83,312,206,168 |
| 8 | Ministry of Health | N356,450,966,085 |
| 9 | Independent National Electoral Commission | N45,500,000,000 |
| 10 | Ministry of Information and Culture | N57,135,247,001 |
| 11 | Ministry of Interior | N576,708,246,704 |
| 12 | Judiciary | N100,000,000,000 |
| 13 | Ministry of Justice | N28,751,625,728 |
| 14 | Ministry of Labour and Employment | N27,397,512,045 |
| 15 | Ministry of Mines and Steel Development | N22,943,075,245 |
| 16 | Ministry of Niger-Delta | N127,229,020,657 |
| 17 | National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission | N955,032,005 |
| 18 | National Assembly | N139,500,000,000 |
| 19 | National Security Adviser | N122,680,943,684 |
| 20 | Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation | N9,942,847,406 |
| 21 | SGF office | N111,786,939,502 |
| 22 | Ministry of Petroleum Resources | N68,940,971,701 |
| 23 | Police Service Commission | N6,865,973,709 |
| 24 | National Population Commission | N10,806,046,852 |
| 25 | Ministry of Power, Works & Housing | N714,668,969,899 |
| 26 | Presidency | N59,343,353,082 |
| 27 | Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission | N2,218,005,230 |
| 28 | Federal Ministry of Science and Technology | N75,677,747,631 |
| 29 | Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment | N117,770,088,516 |
| 30 | Federal Ministry of Transportation | N267,145,582,503 |
| 31 | Ministry of Water Resources | N155,149,395,652 |
| 32 | Ministry of Women Affairs | N7,409,748,628 |
| 33 | Fed Ministry of Youths and Sports | N116,249,860,159 |
| 34 | Auditor General of the Federation | N5,102,415,524 |
| 35 | Code of Conduct Bureau | N3,077,182,241 |
| 36 | Code of Conduct Tribunal | N1,197,770,841 |
| 37 | Federal Civil Service Commission | N1,092,172,286 |
| 38 | Federal Character Commission | N3,087,256,556 |
| 39 | Fiscal Responsibility Commission | N534,574,479 |
| 40 | Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission | N7,030,856,777 |
| 41 | Infrastructure Concessionary Regulatory Commission | N1,542,198,903 |