The Kano State Executive Council has approved over ₦69 billion for a comprehensive package of developmental projects and interventions in the state.
According to the council, the intervention covers critical sectors including infrastructure, education, healthcare, energy, and humanitarian support, intended to bring the dividends of democracy to Kano residents.
In a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the intervention was part of a resolution passed by the council at the 29th meeting held on Wednesday.
The release covered Katsina Road expansion, stretching from Baban Gwari Roundabout to Mil Tara Junction, including the construction of five reinforced concrete pedestrian bridges at a cost of ₦24.7 billion.
Additionally, the council approved the rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of RMK Flyover, IBB Road, Kofar Mazugal Junction, and Katsina Road with a budget of ₦7.8 billion, and the construction of 10 new concrete pedestrian bridges at strategic locations, valued at ₦3.8 billion.
In the education sector, the council approved the renovation of 13 public boarding schools earlier shut down by the previous administration at ₦3 billion.
The council also approved general renovation of dilapidated structures in Government Technical College Dambatta, Government Technical College Ungogo, Government Girls Secondary School Balan Tsanyawa, and Government Secondary School Guringawa, totaling over ₦1.2 billion.
The statement also indicated approvals for the establishment of a new primary school in Gishiri-Wuya community, Warawa LGA, at ₦190 million; renovation of the French and Chinese Bilingual Colleges in Kwankwaso at ₦158 million and ₦349 million, respectively.
Still on education, the council approved ₦300 million for the conduct of 2025 internal examinations (BECE/BEICE & SSQE/SAISQE) and settled outstanding boarding school feeding liabilities for three weeks at ₦718 million.
The statement released by Dawakin Tofa also shows approvals on health sector interventions, including counterpart funding of ₦180 million for the Free Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health programme; ₦240 million for the procurement of a brand-new Toyota Coaster bus for the School of Health Technology, Bebeji; ₦107 million for operational needs of the Kano Ultra-Modern Specialist Hospital (KUSH); and ₦344 million as counterpart funding for routine immunisation for the second quarter of 2025.
The Governor, during the session, reiterated his administration’s resolve to turn Kano into a hub of modern infrastructure, inclusive development, and educational excellence.
