The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has given an indication that the Federal Government would spend N296bn on COVID-19 vaccinations in 2021 and 2022.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has given an indication that the Federal Government would spend N296bn on COVID-19 vaccinations in 2021 and 2022.

She also confirmed that the supplementary budget for procurement of security equipment and COVID-19 vaccines being prepared by the Federal Government was not ready yet.

She said the government was still waiting for the service chiefs who were expected to aggregate their requests and submit to President Muhammadu Buhari who would in turn forward to her ministry.

Ahmed spoke in an interview with State House correspondents after the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The minister, who said the government was still waiting for the service chiefs, however, expressed the hope that the security estimates would be made available soon.