Tinubu, Shettima to spend N9.3bn on travels, food

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima will spend a total of N9,364,349,417 on local and foreign travels, as well as food and refreshments in the 2026 fiscal year.

This is according to details of the 2026 Appropriation Bill released on Thursday by the Budget Office of the Federation.

Tinubu had on December 19, 2025, presented the budget estimate, totalling N58.18tn to a joint session of the National Assembly, where he said national security remained the foundation of economic growth, investment and social stability.

In the 2,790-page budget document, the President earmarked N3.2tn for Defence and N1.1tn for Power, while the Education sector is to receive N2.3tn.

Further details of the proposed budget showed that the Federal Government plans to spend N2.1tn on Health and Social Welfare.

Agriculture and Food Security is allocated N1.4tn, while the Independent National Electoral Commission is to receive N1tn.

According to the budget proposal, Tinubu will spend N7,014,596,511 on local and international travels and N431,620,183 on foodstuffs, catering materials, supplies, refreshments and meals.

Shettima is also expected to spend N1,732,106,437 on local and foreign trips and N186,026,286 on foodstuffs, catering materials supplies, refreshments and meals.

Further breakdown of the proposed budget showed that Tinubu is to spend N873,886,689 on local travels, while his foreign trips will gulp N6,140,709,822.

The vice president is to spend N417,488,198 on local trips and a total of N1,314,618,239 on international travels.

According to the budget document, the President is expected to spend a total of N65.77m on honorarium and sitting allowance, while the sum of N895m was budgeted for the purchase of library books and equipment.

The President is also expected to purchase vehicles worth N179m, while N778.6m was budgeted for the purchase of office furniture and fittings and N1.342m was budgeted for the purchase of health and medical equipment.

In the budget proposal, a total of N89.504m was budgeted for the ongoing procurement of Sport Utility Vehicles for both the President and the Vice President.

The Senate on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 passed the Appropriation Bill for second reading, setting the stage for detailed legislative scrutiny of the proposed spending plan.