•Tinubu jets out The presidency spent at least N34.39bn on foreign exchange purchases for international travel and related obligations over a two-year period, findings have shown. The figure is according to data compiled from GovSpend, a government spending tracker managed by BudgIT. The records, which cover transactions by the State House, Pr...
•Tinubu and Shettima travel out The 2025 Appropriation Bill, detailed by the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, allocates a substantial N9.36 billion for local and international travels, as well as refreshments for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The President will spend N7.44 billion on these expenses, with N6...
•Some Nigerian governors A total of 29 state governors spent N1.994 trillion on recurrent expenditures, including refreshments, sitting allowances, travelling, and utilities in the first nine months of 2024, findings have shown. It was also gathered that the states obtained a N533.29bn loan, while it spent N658.93bn to service its debts owed t...
President Bola Tinubu has spent not less than N3.4bn on local and foreign travel within six months of assuming office. The figure is 36 per cent more than the N2.49bn earmarked for the President’s travel expenditure in the 2023 budget, reports The PUNCH. Though Tinubu inherited the budget halfway, he spent more than what was […]
There is confusion within the road transport sector over the federal government’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares along 22 inter-state routes during this Yuletide season. Findings by our correspondents yesterday, indicated that while some of the approved transport companies had started implementing the fare cut, o...
•Tinubu and Shettima President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima and their aides are to spend the sum of N15.961 billion on international and local travels in 2024. The figure is contained in the 2024 Appropriation Bill, now being considered by the National Assembly, reports Vanguard. If approved by the federal legislature, he would ...

