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Kano Executive Council Approves ₦55.48bn for Schools, Roads, Healthcare, Water Project’s

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"7hFhOWX5" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Kano State Executive Council has approved projects and programmes worth ₦55&period;48 billion&comma; with education receiving the largest share of the spending as the government intensifies efforts to improve infrastructure&comma; healthcare&comma; road networks&comma; water supply and rural development across the state&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"2i3MP7NL" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The approvals were made during the 40th Executive Council Meeting presided over by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf at the Council Chamber&comma; Government House&comma; Kano&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"xHjA8t4M" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Briefing journalists after the meeting&comma; the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs&comma; Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya&comma; said the Council approved a total expenditure of ₦55&comma;475&comma;406&comma;487&period;82 for strategic projects designed to accelerate socio-economic development and improve the welfare of residents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; the approvals reflect the administration&&num;8217&semi;s commitment to strengthening education&comma; healthcare&comma; road infrastructure&comma; water supply&comma; environmental sanitation&comma; housing&comma; rural development and public service delivery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Education Takes the Largest Share<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Education emerged as the biggest beneficiary&comma; with the Council approving more than 30 projects involving the renovation and construction of schools&comma; provision of classrooms&comma; libraries&comma; ICT centres&comma; staff quarters&comma; perimeter fencing&comma; furniture and solar power installations across the state&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among the major approvals were the rehabilitation of Sani Bello Science College&comma; Dawakin Kudu at over ₦1&period;02 billion&comma; rehabilitation of Science Secondary School&comma; Dawakin Tofa worth ₦896&period;3 million&comma; settlement of outstanding boarding school feeding bills amounting to ₦816&period;2 million&comma; establishment of the Maryam Abba Yusuf Modern Learning Centre at Rijiyar Gwangwan&comma; rehabilitation of 31 buses under the Girls Child Education Initiative&comma; and procurement of educational materials for special education schools&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Major Investments in Healthcare<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Council also approved several healthcare projects aimed at expanding access to quality medical services&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These include the reconstruction and upgrading of primary healthcare centres in Kumbotso&comma; Kiru&comma; Dukawa&comma; Gano&comma; Warawa&comma; Gwale and Nassarawa&comma; procurement of medical equipment for Garun Malam General Hospital&comma; Ghari General Hospital&comma; and the Kano State Comprehensive Sickle Cell Treatment Centre at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Billions for Roads and Infrastructure<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Road construction and infrastructure development also received significant attention&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among the key approvals were&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Construction of the Ungogo–Minjibir Road valued at ₦10&period;47 billion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Construction of the Kofar Waika–Turba–Gidan Siminti–Dorawar Dillalai Road traversing Gwale&comma; Dala and Ungogo Local Government Areas at ₦3&period;67 billion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reconstruction of roads around Singer Market at ₦3&period;09 billion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Reconstruction of Ali Yakasai and Tukur Roads in Nassarawa Local Government Area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Installation of solar-powered street lights on major roads&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Completion of the New Kano State House of Assembly Office Complex and other public infrastructure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Compensation for Road Projects<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Under the Ministry of Land and Physical Planning&comma; the Council approved over ₦6&period;5 billion as compensation to property owners affected by major road projects&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The beneficiaries include owners of 361 properties affected by the Kano Northern Bypass Road&comma; 1&comma;113 properties along the Gaya Dualised Road Project&comma; and those impacted by the Kano–Dawakin Tofa–Gwarzo–Dayi Dualisation Project&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Council also approved the purchase of a property at Kofar Nassarawa for conversion into an Islamiyya school for girls and women&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Water Supply&comma; Environment and Flood Control<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To improve water supply and environmental sanitation&comma; the Council approved over ₦7 billion for the supply of diesel to water works&comma; payment of electricity bills&comma; annual desilting of drainage channels&comma; cemetery intervention works&comma; beautification of parks and construction of drainage systems across Gwale Local Government Area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Housing and Rural Development<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Executive Council further approved the construction of perimeter fences and security gates at Kwankwasiyya City and Amana City&comma; as well as the release of ₦1&period;169 billion as counterpart funding for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project &lpar;RAAMP&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It also approved the implementation of a Five-Year Kano Integrated Rural and Sustainable Community Development Framework&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Information Ministry Gets Broadcasting Equipment<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Council approved the procurement of modern broadcasting equipment for the Kano State Broadcasting Corporation&comma; renovation of the office of the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs&comma; and a two-day capacity-building workshop for public information officers across Ministries&comma; Departments and Agencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Health Bills Head to Assembly<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond project approvals&comma; the Executive Council approved the transmission of several health-related bills to the Kano State House of Assembly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The proposed legislation includes the review of the Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board Law&comma; the establishment of colleges of health sciences through the upgrading of health institutions in Kano and Bebeji&comma; and the review of the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency Bill&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Council Bans &&num;8216&semi;Daba&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Council also declared the practice popularly known as &&num;8220&semi;Daba&&num;8221&semi; a deviant and unacceptable social act&comma; directing security agencies and relevant government institutions to intensify enforcement against the practice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It equally approved Kano State&&num;8217&semi;s participation in the NG-CARES 2&period;0 Additional Financing Programme&comma; aimed at expanding social protection initiatives&comma; supporting vulnerable households and stimulating economic recovery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Hajj&comma; Halal Economy Receive Attention<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Council members received a report on the successful conduct of the 2026 Hajj exercise&comma; commending the welfare and safe transportation of Kano pilgrims&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They also received a presentation on the US&dollar;7&period;7 trillion Global Halal Economy&comma; highlighting opportunities for Kano State to become a leading hub for Halal products and services&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Presentations were equally made on the Kano State Master Plan and achievements recorded in the revitalisation of regional water supply schemes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Governor Receives Multiple Awards<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During the meeting&comma; Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received several awards and recognitions from professional bodies&comma; civil society organisations&comma; youth groups&comma; health institutions and media organisations in recognition of his administration&&num;8217&semi;s performance in education&comma; infrastructure&comma; healthcare and public service&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Among the organisations that honoured the Governor were the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria &lpar;ASCON&rpar;&comma; the Computer Society of Nigeria&comma; the Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria&comma; the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria&comma; the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria&comma; the Kano State Online Media Chapel&comma; and several other professional and community organisations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking on the outcome of the meeting&comma; Waiya said the decisions taken by the Executive Council underscore Governor Yusuf&&num;8217&semi;s determination to deliver sustainable development and improve the quality of life of the people of Kano State through strategic investments in critical sectors<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;4 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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