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.
