A review of Nigeria’s public payments portal, GovSpend, by SaharaReporters has shown that the State House paid a total of N194million in a single day for trips undertaken by President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, as well as other related expenses.
According to records on the portal, all the payments were made on April 30, 2026.
Details of the transactions show that N79.4million was paid for “Presidential trips and other related expenses” under the Office of the Vice President, Kashim Shettima.
On the same day, an additional N15million was paid by the State House for “Presidential trips and others” under the Office of the Vice President.
Records further indicate that another N100.6million was paid on April 30, 2026, for President Bola Tinubu’s trips and other related expenses.
In total, the State House spent approximately N194million on presidential travel-related expenses linked to the offices of both the President and the Vice President in a single day.
This comes amid earlier findings from SaharaReporters showing that the Presidency under President Bola Tinubu spent about N1.5billion on air ticket purchases in a single day.
A review of records on the GovSpend portal revealed that multiple payments for the same purpose were made on December 24, 2025, through State House sub-accounts and private travel agencies.
According to SaharaReporters’ examination of the portal, N237million was paid into a State House sub-account for the purchase of air tickets on December 24. On the same day, another N134.4million was paid into the same account for the same purpose.
Further scrutiny of the records showed that payments were also made directly to travel agencies. A sum of N226million was paid to Overland Travels and Tours Limited on December 24, 2025, for the purchase of air tickets.
In addition, the GovSpend portal shows that N239million was paid into a State House sub-account on the same day for air ticket purchases. This was followed by another payment of N346million into the same account, also listed as expenditure for air tickets.
The spending pattern continued with additional payments to travel firms. On December 24, 2025, N153.5million was paid to Overland Travels and Tours for the purchase of air tickets, while N96.8 million was paid to Travel Options Limited for the same purpose.
Records further show that an additional N136.5million was paid to Overland Travels and Tours Limited on December 24, 2025, again for the purchase of air tickets.
When all the payments recorded for that day are combined, the total amount spent by the Presidency on air ticket purchases comes to approximately N1.5billion in a single day, according to the GovSpend records reviewed by SaharaReporters.
(SaharaReporters)
