The Federal Government says it spent N 30 .5 billion on efforts to curtail COVID - 19 between April and July this year . The Accountant General of the Federation , Ahmed Idris , who disclosed this , said the amount represented 84 per cent of the N 36 .3 bn public funds and donations received by the Federal Government to tackle the pandemic . He said there was a balance of N 5. 9 billion. Idris said this in response to a Freedom of Information request jointly made by Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project; and Connected Development . SERAP ’ s Deputy Director , Kolawole Oludare , said in a statement on Sunday that Idris , in his undated response , also indicated that “the Presidential Task Force on COVID - 19 spent N22 billion; while 36 states spent N 7 billion on COVID - 19 .” Idris , according to the statement , added that the Nigerian Air Force spent N 877 million on the deployment of assets in support of COVID - 19 operations ; the police spent N500 million on personal protective equipment ; while N17 ,865 .09 was paid as bank charges . While commending Idris for honouring the FoI request , SERAP and CODE, however , urged him to respond to other information requested in the FoI letter , including the specific projects on which the Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 spent N 22 bn and the list of Nigerians who benefitted from the projects.