Kano State Government has proposed a budget of N1.107 trillion for the 2027 fiscal year, with 28 per cent allocated to education and 20 per cent to infrastructure.
Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf presented the proposed budget tagged, “Budget of Consolidating Gains and Accelerated Rural Development”, to the Kano State House of Assembly on Wednesday in Kano.
Yusuf said the proposed budget stood at N1,107,024,004,244.48, comprising N706.94 billion for capital expenditure and N400.08 billion for recurrent expenditure.
He said the budget was designed to consolidate the achievements of his administration, complete ongoing projects and accelerate rural development before the expiration of its first tenure on May 29, 2027.
According to him, the proposed budget allocates 28 per cent to education, 20 per cent to infrastructure, 15 per cent to health, eight per cent to water supply and rural development, and 3.5 per cent to agriculture.
He said the five priority sectors would collectively receive 74.5 per cent of the proposed budget.
The governor said the administration had achieved more than 90 per cent of the programmes, projects and policies outlined in its development blueprint since assuming office in 2023.
He said the 2027 budget was aimed at consolidating progress recorded in education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, security, water supply and other critical sectors.
Yusuf said the proposed recurrent revenue for 2027 was estimated at N692.64 billion, comprising N142.84 billion from Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and N549.80 billion from the Federation Account.
He said the projected IGR represented a three per cent increase over the 2026 estimate, attributing the growth to digital revenue administration and expansion of the state’s tax digitisation initiative.
The governor also projected N354.38 billion from capital receipts, comprising grants and loans, alongside an opening balance of N60 billion.
Reviewing the 2026 budget performance, Yusuf said the initial budget of N1.368 trillion was subsequently reviewed upward to more than N1.477 trillion.
He said the administration allocated 30 per cent of the 2026 budget to education and settled N834.49 million in outstanding boarding school feeding obligations.
He added that the government paid N1.33 billion as its 30 per cent counterpart contribution for the registration of public secondary school students for the 2026 NECO, NBAIS and NABTEB examinations, covering more than 150,000 students.
In the health sector, Yusuf said N212.25 billion, representing 16 per cent of the 2026 budget, was allocated to healthcare delivery.
He listed the construction of a new general hospital in Kumbotso, rehabilitation of Rogo General Hospital and upgrading of several primary healthcare centres among the interventions recorded.
On agriculture, the governor said N10.9 billion out of the N13.2 billion allocated to the sector had been utilised as of September 2026, representing 82.3 per cent performance.
He said the government distributed 150 truckloads of subsidised fertiliser across the 44 local government areas, recovered 400 grazing reserves and reopened more than 100 watering points.
Yusuf also said the administration recovered 1,950 kilometres of minor and major livestock routes and expanded the Watari irrigation scheme to cover 1,550 farmers.
On infrastructure, he said N386 billion, representing 25 per cent of the 2026 budget, was allocated to the sector.
He listed the construction of five-kilometre roads in several local government areas, the Dan’agundi flyover and Tal’udu interchange projects, as well as the construction of the new international market at Dangwauro, among ongoing interventions.
The governor said the administration had also paid more than N81.4 billion in compensation to owners of properties affected by government development projects.
On security, he said the government provided more than 300 vehicles and 1,000 motorcycles to security agencies and recruited and trained 2,002 personnel for the Kano State Security Neighbourhood Watch Corps.
He said the administration would continue to strengthen budget monitoring, procurement procedures and accountability to ensure effective implementation of the 2027 budget.
Yusuf expressed appreciation to the people of Kano, the State House of Assembly, public servants, development partners, civil society organisations and the media for their support.
He said the proposed appropriation bill would support economic diversification, job creation, poverty reduction and improved service delivery across the state.