The document outlines the proposed 2017 budget for books, newspapers, magazines, and periodicals across various ministries in Nigeria, highlighting significant increases in allocations compared to previous years. Notably, there are increases such as 60% for books, 5% for magazines, and 43% for newspapers, with a total budget recommendation reaching approximately 3.26 billion Naira. The report also details specific amounts allocated to various ministries and agencies, emphasizing the government's commitment to the education sector.

1. StatiSense
2017 PROPOSED BUDGET:
Books, Newspapers,
Magazines & Periodicals
across MDAs

2. INTRODUCTION
This analysis takes a look at specific budget lines that
somewhat reflects government’s level of commitment to the
Education of its citizenry. The budget lines being considered
are:
CODE
22020302
22020304
22020303
23010125
BOOKS
MAGAZINES & PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
PURCHASE OF LIBRARY BOOKS &
EQUIPMENT

3. N687.1m
LINE ITEM SUMMARY
BOOKS
N483.7m
NEWSPAPERS
N494.3m
MAGAZINES & PERIODICALS
N1.59bn
PURCHASE OF LIBRARY
BOOKS & EQUIPMENT

4. LINE ITEM SUMMARY (2015 – 2017)
Line Item Approved 2015 Approved 2016 Proposed 2017
BOOKS 508,612,887 429,419,168 687,130,048
MAGAZINES &
PERIODICALS
384,831,578 471,372,963 494,336,288
NEWSPAPERS 393,983,150 337,529,675 483,862,122
PURCHASE OF LIBRARY
BOOKS & EQUIPMENT
370,573,690 1,030,567,052 1,592,008,676
1,658,001,305 2,268,888,858 3,257,337,134
From 2016 to 2017:
Books – 60% increase
Magazines & Periodicals – 5%
Newspaper – 43% increase
Purchase of Library Books & Equipment – 54% increase

5. MINISTRY ALLOCATIONS TO BUDGET LINES
MINISTRY BOOKS
MAGAZINES &
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
LIB. BOOKS &
EQUIPMENT
GRAND TOTAL
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 429,511,192 53,117,045 81,692,544 423,314,998 987,635,779
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 23,424,028 212,118,278 66,512,624 56,582,500 358,637,430
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE 2,587,534 13,996,552 7,925,765 227,077,173 251,587,024
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERIOR 25,070,689 22,732,235 26,643,804 146,541,230 220,987,958
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 45,770,680 60,990,465 29,565,691 21,100,000 157,426,836
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 17,311,314 16,650,485 20,397,427 99,307,430 153,666,656
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF POWER, WORKS & HOUSING 7,684,357 6,595,118 12,227,523 91,394,584 117,901,582
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 4,274,987 2,819,165 13,161,541 93,246,207 113,501,900
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & CULTURE 11,324,156 8,529,921 28,015,082 65,572,346 113,441,505
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT 485,820 3,412,420 8,146,557 87,662,842 99,707,639
PRESIDENCY 19,220,850 7,406,208 40,314,600 13,758,000 80,699,658
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND PRODUCTIVITY 2,230,000 1,442,670 12,289,368 37,036,971 52,999,009
OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE FEDERATION 1,670,182 2,700,864 8,042,764 40,502,513 52,916,323
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES 3,220,752 2,909,548 5,401,947 41,200,000 52,732,247
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORT DEVELOPMENT 1,585,559 5,907,168 4,745,800 39,000,000 51,238,527
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH 5,787,916 28,101,110 9,009,886 6,508,250 49,407,162
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT 22,262,323 703,588 8,582,009 16,459,780 48,007,700
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION 3,752,395 11,837,126 10,957,683 20,250,000 46,797,204
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES 13,083,480 1,222,275 7,635,786 24,618,000 46,559,541
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE 5,574,476 13,106,218 11,733,195 7,750,000 38,163,889
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WOMEN AFFAIRS 999,996 6,159,996 20,000,002 27,159,994
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND INVESTMENT 3,897,482 1,049,863 15,444,711 4,256,000 24,648,056
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER 10,409,450 6,093,466 7,805,840 24,308,756
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF MINES AND STEEL DEVELOPMENT 1,510,579 664,400 13,446,760 6,000,000 21,621,739
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF NIGER DELTA 6,300,000 2,808,000 5,000,000 14,108,000
MINISTRY OF BUDGET AND NATIONAL PLANNING 2,577,578 1,761,748 8,702,355 300,000 13,341,681
INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICES & RELATED OFFENCES COM. 9,483,331 9,483,331
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 1,018,438 873,936 3,438,116 5,330,490
REVENUE MOBILIZATION, ALLOCATION, AND FISCAL COMMISSION 2,000,000 1,260,000 1,000,000 4,260,000
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMISSION 672,000 560,000 2,500,000 3,732,000
CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU 1,435,000 1,684,000 3,119,000
CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL 1,027,500 2,060,900 3,088,400
FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 1,924,800 69,850 1,994,650
FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION 968,000 489,984 510,048 1,968,032
INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSION AND REGULATORY COMMISSION 250,000 1,548,000 1,798,000
NATIONAL SALARIES, INCOMES AND WAGES COMMISSION 105,192 1,125,000 1,230,192
NATIONAL POPULATION COMMISSION 1,098,144 1,098,144
POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION HQTRS 420,000 161,100 450,000 1,031,100
Grand Total 687,130,048 494,336,288 483,862,122 1,592,008,676 3,257,337,134

6. BOOKS: TOP 15 AGENCIES
Agency Amount
National Universities Commission Secretariat 215,768,999
National Commission for College Education Secretariat 53,186,245
National Open University 25,000,000
Nigerian Airforce 22,289,084
Division of Agricultural College, ABU Zaria 21,665,744
Police Formations and Command (PFC) 19,200,000
Foreign Mission: Damascus 19,077,120
Federal Ministry of Education - HQTRS 18,896,150
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs HQTRS 14,488,000
Department of Petroleum Resources 11,550,000
Federal College of Education Kano 10,200,000
Independent Corrupt Practices & Related Offences Commission 9,483,331
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) 6,993,905
Federal Ministry of Niger Delta - HQTRS 6,300,000
Obafemi Awolowo University 6,000,000
EFCC Amount
2015 12,750,000
2016 6,993,905
2017 6,993,905
PFC Amount
2015 12,447,082
2016 8,607,335
2017 19,200,000
Damascus Amount
2015 495,791
2016 443,050
2017 19,077,120
Airforce Amount
2015 10,484,735
2016 5,451,324
2017 22,289,084

7. MAGAZINES & PERIODICALS : TOP 15 AGENCIES
Agency Amount
Nigerian Army 164,035,080
Federal Ministry of Health - HQTRS 24,149,050
Defence Missions 17,131,296
Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) 13,409,244
Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) 9,768,000
Federal Ministry of Defence - Main MOD 9,569,947
Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC) 9,477,411
National Defence College, Nigeria 9,304,236
Secretary to the Government of the Federation HQTRS 7,213,473
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs HQTRS 6,480,000
Federal Ministry of Works, Power & Housing - HQTRS 5,770,948
Federal University Wukari 4,800,000
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 4,511,196
University of Agriculture, Makurdi 4,200,000
State House -Hqtrs 4,084,800
NPS Amount
2015 16,554,622
2016 13,409,244
2017 13,409,244
OAGF Amount
2015 586,963
2016 513,777
2017 9,768,000
ARMY Amount
2015 9,446,800
2016 140,062,233
2017 164,035,080
NLRC Amount
2015 338,785
2016 324,514
2017 9,477,411

8. NEWSPAPERS : TOP 15 AGENCIES
Agency Amount
Defence Missions 44,676,000
State House – Hqtrs 28,344,200
Nigerian Airforce 14,049,000
Police Formations and Command (PFC) 13,687,500
Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development – HQTRS 10,000,000
National Open University (NOUN) 9,540,000
Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity – HQTRS 7,899,504
Federal Ministry of Works, Power & Housing – HQTRS 7,579,623
Nigerian Export Promotion Council 7,350,000
Federal Ministry of Finance – HQTRS 7,294,392
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps 6,042,400
Federal Ministry of Science and Technology – HQTRS 5,637,600
Ministry of Budget and National Planning – HQTRS 5,555,195
Nigeria Press Council 5,475,000
Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board 5,200,000
Airforce Amount
2015 6,783,142
2016 3,526,756
2017 14,049,000
PFC Amount
2015 8,722,881
2016 6,031,997
2017 13,687,500
Mines Amount
2015 1,016,354
2016 -
2017 10,000,000
NOUN Amount
2015 12,163,227
2016 5,410,594
2017 9,540,000

9. PURCHASE OF LIBRARY BOOKS & EQUIPMENT : TOP 15 AGENCIES
Agency Amount
Federal Ministry of Justice – Hqtrs 200,000,000
National Library of Nigeria (NLN) 149,166,523
National Mathematical Centre, Sheda (NMC) 142,850,500
Police Formations and Command 106,080,230
National Education Research & Development Council 80,074,496
Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria 50,686,842
Centre for Atmospheric Research, Anyigba 50,000,000
Federal Ministry of Youth & Sports Development – HQTRS 39,000,000
Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc 35,000,000
National Gallery of Art 30,700,000
National Defence College, Nigeria 30,582,500
Special Duties & Inter - Governmental Affairs HQTRS 28,341,106
Federal College of Agriculture – Ishiagu 28,000,000
Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) 26,000,000
National Water Resources Institute - Kaduna 25,500,000
Justice Amount
2015 40,000,000
2016 -
2017 200,000,000
NLN Amount
2015 -
2016 161,641,542
2017 149,166,523
NMC Amount
2015 -
2016 967,952
2017 142,850,500

10. 1. National Universities Commission Secretariat – N215.8m
2. National Commission For College Education Secretariat –
N53.2m
3. National Open University – 25m
HIGHLIGHTS
3 MOST EXPENSIVE BOOK BUDGETS
1. Nigeran Army – N164m
2. Federal Ministry of Health (HQTRS) – N24.1m
3. Defence Missions – 17.1m
3 MOST EXPENSIVE MAGS & PERIODICALS BUDGETS

11. 1. National Universities Commission Secretariat – N215.8m
2. National Commission For College Education Secretariat –
N53.2m
3. National Open University – 25m
HIGHLIGHTS
3 MOST EXPENSIVE NEWSPAPER BUDGETS
1. Federal Ministry of Justice (HQTRS) – N200m
2. National Library of Nigeria – N149.2m
3. National Mathematics Centre – 142.9
3 MOST EXPENSIVE LIBRARY BOOKS & EQUIPMENT BUDGETS

12. LIBRARY RELATED CAPITAL PROJECTS
Library Project Amount Agency
Construction of State of the Art College Library and Hall of
Fame
1,287,521,000
Armed Forces Command and Staff
College , Jaji
Completion of Construction of Mausoleum and Library
Complex for Late Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnmadi Azikiwe
685,372,190
Federal Ministry of Power, Works &
Housing - Hqtrs
Completion of National Library Project (Head Quarter) 627,000,000
National Library of Nigeria
Development of National Virtual Library for Nigeria 358,052,535
Establishment of Entrepreneurship Centre with Library
Complex
220,000,000
Federal Institute of Industrial Research -
Oshodi
Purchase of Library Books & Equipment 200,000,000 Federal Ministry of Justice - Hqtrs
Renovation/Completion Of Building: …. (E) Installation of
Internet Facilities And Accessories, CCTV and E-Library
Development, Computer and Accessories
185,335,546
National Centre For Energy Research
and Petroleum Development, ATBU
Construction of Customized Library 178,545,282 Federal Ministry of Justice - Hqtrs
Establishment of Electronic Library 160,000,000
Nigeria Stored Products Research
Institute, Ilorin
Construction of National Library State Branch Prototype
Building At Gombe
158,393,637 National Library of Nigeria
Completion of Academy Library 155,000,000 Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano
Library Books And Mathematics Journals 142,850,500 National Mathematical Centre, Sheda
Ministry' E-Library (Annual Subscription/License E-Library/
Archiving (MPR Main Ministry)
110,000,000
Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources
- Hqtrs
Renovation of Faculty Library at Academic Branch
through Direct Labour
105,000,000 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)
Purchase of Desktop and Laptop Computers & Provision
of Solar/Library Software
92,735,000
Agricultural Research and
Management Institute - Ilorin
Upgrade of Tertiary Education Department Reference
Library to E-Learning Status
88,436,286 Federal Ministry of Education - Hqtrs

13. NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NIGERIA
PERSONNEL OVERHEAD RECURRENT CAPITAL ALLOCATION YEAR
1,215,045,153 220,388,963 1,435,434,116 1,400,000,000 2,835,434,116 2015
1,136,067,218 184,013,120 1,320,080,338 1,485,162,086 2,805,242,424 2016
1,181,836,055 227,937,699 1,409,773,754 2,112,162,086 3,521,935,840 2017
Line Item Amount
Completion of National Library Project (Head Quarter) 627,000,000
Development of National Virtual Library For Nigeria 358,052,535
Construction of Prototype Building in Oyo 260,386,911
Construction of National Library State Branch Prototype Building at Gombe 158,393,637
Construction of Prototype State Branch Building in Taraba State 150,064,011
Construction of National of Nigeria State Branch Prototype Building at Osogbo 133,783,462
Construction of National Library of Nigeria Prototype Building in Calabar 79,196,819
Purchase of Foreign Materials 68,693,830
Readership Promotion Campaign in Two State of all Six Geo Political Zones of the Country 64,999,999
Sensitization Workshops for Publishers and Authors on the Importance of Legal Deposit 34,781,793
Purchase of 500 KVA Sound Proof Generator for Headquarter 33,083,500
Purchase of Monitoring and Enforcement Vehicles for Legal Deposit 27,000,000
Purchase of Nigeriana Materials 24,974,913
Calim-Equiping and Updating 15,000,000
Purchase of Nigeriana Reference 14,551,500
Purchase of 200 KVA Sound Proof Generator 14,240,000
Purchase of Foreign Reference 13,572,900
Construction of National of Nigeria State Branch Prototype Building at Katsina 12,961,134
Purchase of Newspapers and Periodicals 11,848,640
Purchase of Cataloguing Tools 9,576,500
Completion of National Library Project (Head Quarter) 627,000,000
Development of National Virtual Library For Nigeria 358,052,535
Construction of Prototype Building in Oyo 260,386,911

14. LIBRARIANS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
Line Item Amount
Conduction of Survey of 10 Public Libraries in Each Political Zone 25,000,000
Procurement of 6 Units of Monitoring Vehicle 15,000,000
Establishment of Laboratory for Librarians 10,000,000
Computerisation of Librarians' Accounts & HR 7,500,000
Upgrading E-Library 5,022,400
PERSONNEL OVERHEAD RECURRENT CAPITAL ALLOCATION YEAR
178,418,554 18,332,615 196,751,169 40,157,000 236,908,169 2015
166,821,348 15,606,113 182,427,461 37,522,400 219,949,861 2016
178,418,554 19,331,343 197,749,897 62,522,400 260,272,297 2017

15. Reference –
Budget Office of the Federation (2015, 2016 Appropriation
Acts and 2017 Appropriation Bill).
http://www.budgetoffice.gov.ng
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