Kano Earmarks 30% of ₦1.107trn 2027 Budget for Education
The Kano State Government has proposed allocating 30 per cent of its ₦1.107 trillion 2027 budget to education, making the sector the largest beneficiary of the proposed expenditure.
The allocation underscores the administration’s commitment to expanding access to quality education, strengthening educational institutions and promoting human capital development.
In a statement by the Kano State’s Honourable Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on Wednesday, the governor made the disclosure on Wednesday while presenting the 2027 budget estimates to the state’s house of assembly.
He said the proposed budget was designed to consolidate achievements in the education sector and sustain ongoing reforms to improve learning outcomes across the state.
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Highlighting the administration’s interventions, the governor said 8,588 teachers were recruited during the 2026 fiscal year, comprising 4,900 permanent teachers and 3,688 teachers under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme.
He also listed the payment of examination fees for more than 150,000 students sitting for NECO, NBAIS and NABTEB examinations, settlement of outstanding boarding school feeding obligations and rehabilitation of educational facilities across the state.
Other interventions include the provision of JAMB/UTME application forms, registration support and preparatory training for students seeking admission into tertiary institutions.
Governor Yusuf further disclosed that Kano maintained its leading position on the 2026 NECO performance chart for the second consecutive year.
He assured residents that his administration would sustain investments in teacher development, school infrastructure, instructional materials and digital learning facilities.
The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, said the proposed allocation reflected the government’s determination to make education a key driver of sustainable development and economic prosperity.
