The Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government have spent N11.85bn on fuel for motor vehicles and generators between January and April 2026, as elevated domestic petrol prices and renewed Iran-US tensions continue to raise concerns over energy costs and global oil market stability.
An analysis of data obtained from the Open Treasury Portal by The PUNCH showed that the amount represented a 113.4 per cent increase from the N5.55bn spent on the same items in the corresponding period of 2025.
The Open Treasury Portal is the Federal Government’s public financial transparency platform, which publishes budget implementation, payment and fiscal data of ministries, departments and agencies to improve accountability in public spending.
While the Open Treasury Portal does not disclose a detailed breakdown by ministry, department or agency under the expenditure category, the figures represent fuel and related operating costs incurred by Federal Government entities financed from the federal budget.
The data showed that motor vehicle fuel cost rose by 108.2 per cent from N3.17bn in the first four months of 2025 to N6.60bn in the same period of 2026.
