Kano Earmarks 28% of ₦1.107trn 2027 Budget to Education
The Kano State Government has proposed allocating 28 per cent of its ₦1.107 trillion 2027 budget to education, making the sector the largest beneficiary of the proposed expenditure.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this while presenting the 2027 budget estimates to the Kano State House of Assembly, describing education as a critical pillar of his administration’s human capital development agenda.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the proposed allocation is aimed at consolidating existing achievements, expanding access to quality education and sustaining reforms to improve learning outcomes across the state.
The government said it recorded significant progress in the sector during the 2026 fiscal year, including the recruitment of 8,588 teachers, comprising 4,900 permanent teachers and 3,688 teachers under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme.
It also disclosed that examination fees were paid for more than 150,000 students sitting for examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO), National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB).
Other interventions highlighted by the government include the settlement of outstanding boarding school feeding obligations, rehabilitation of educational facilities and support for students participating in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The support, according to the statement, covered the provision of application forms, registration and preparatory training for candidates.
The governor also noted that Kano maintained its leading position on the 2026 NECO performance chart for the second consecutive year.
He assured that the administration would sustain investments in teacher training and development, school infrastructure, instructional materials and digital learning facilities.
The state government said the proposed allocation underscores its commitment to strengthening the education sector as a foundation for sustainable development, improved economic opportunities and long-term prosperity.
By TimesNG