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February 27, (THEWILL) — The Kano State Government is set to spend 432.4 billion naira to transform the state education sector, according to the Commissioner of Budget and Planning, Alhaji Musa Sulaiman Shanono.
Shanono disclosed the estimates while briefing journalists on the breakdown of the state’s 2026 approved budget on Friday.
He noted that the figure represents 29.4 percent of the state’s total budget of 1.47 trillion naira, which he said surpassed the UNESCO declaration of 26 percent.
Giving the breakdown of the allocation, the commissioner said the sum of 50 billion naira would be spent on the construction of new secondary schools across the state, while 15.2 billion naira is earmarked for the state’s Free Education Programme.
Similarly, he stated that the government would spend 5 billion naira on the construction of 100 laboratories in 100 schools and another 5 billion naira to complete the construction of the School of Islamic Studies and technical schools in the 44 local government areas of the state.
Furthermore, Shanono said the sum of 25 billion naira would be spent on the construction of duplex classroom blocks across the state, while 2.5 billion naira would be spent on the completion of the Bilingual Girls College in Zinder, Niger Republic.
He also disclosed that 5 billion naira would be spent on the conduct of internal and external examinations such as NECO, UTME, BECE, and SSCE, while 5 billion naira would be spent on the procurement of computers, tables, and chairs for various secondary schools.
The government then allocated the sum of 3 billion naira for the construction of wall fencing at selected boarding schools across the state, in addition to the provision of 1 billion naira for the rehabilitation of mosques and toilets at various schools.
The commissioner reiterated the commitment of the state government to the continued rejuvenation of the education sector by injecting more resources into the system.
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