Yakurr L.G.A Of CROSS RIVER State

akurr Local Government Area is located in Cross River State and is under the Cross River Central Senatorial District with headquarters in Ugep town. Yakurr was created out of Obubura Local Government Area in 1987. It had a population of 196,271 people in 2006 and is projected to reach 298,900. With population density of 453 people per kilometer square. Yakurr covers an area of 659.6 km2.the people of Yakurr are predominantly farmers of yam, casava, cocoyam, plantain and they celebrate the Leboku festival every year  .Okoi Arikpo, first Nigerian foreign minister and Usani Uguru former minister of Niger Delta both hail from Yakurr . It’s  postal code is 543001 and  has geo coordinates at  latitude 5.7973453, longitude 8.1775638


FAAC Statutory Allocation Ledger
Cumulative FAAC Allocation (1999 - 2026)
NGN49,199,390,336.92
-100.0% vs Prev. Year
Current Year Funding
0.0% DISBURSED
FISCAL MONTH
NET ALLOCATION
VARIANCE
May 2025
NGN490,661,831.69
+0.0%
April 2025
NGN476,805,119.26
-2.8%
March 2025
NGN450,268,397.74
-5.6%
February 2025
NGN479,362,453.52
+6.5%
January 2025
NGN503,738,103.93
+5.1%
November 2024
NGN473,755,858.43
-6.0%

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