Amid a move by President Bola Tinubu to curb a culture of waste evidenced in the 60% reduction in the number of people on entourages for international and local travel by government officials, a total of 56 Federal Government’s Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) have budgeted N75.2 billion for travel and transport expenses in 2024.
The agencies’ transport expenses are detailed in a budget proposal to the federal government which was recently published by the Ministry of Budget and National Planning.
In the earmarked N75.2 billion to be spent on trips, N51.4 billion would be spent on local transport, while N23.8 billion would go into international travel.
