By Jabiru Hassan, Kano.
The Kano State House of Assembly has successfully approved the Kano State Appropriation Law 2025 to the tune of Seven Hundred and Nineteen Billion, Seven Hundred and Fifty-Five Million, Four Hundred and Seventeen Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty-Three Naira only (₦719,755,417,663.00).
Initially, the Governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, presented a proposed budget of ₦549,160,417,663.00 for the 2025 fiscal year to the state.
This was contained In a press statement signed and issued to newsmen by Kamaluddeen Sani Shawai, spokesperson for the Rt. Hon. Speaker, on Tuesday.
The total expected receipts for the year 2025 are estimated at ₦549,160,417,663.00, out of which the sum of ₦75,718,779,890.00 is to be generated internally (IGR).
This shows that the internally generated revenue estimate accounts for approximately 13.8% of the total expected earnings for 2025.
The remaining 86% of expected earnings is to come through Federation Accounts and Capital receipts.
The new budget size is recommended to stand at ₦719,755,417,663.00, composed of recurrent expenditure of ₦262,670,660,562.68 representing 36% and Capital expenditure standing at ₦457,084,757,200.32 represents 64%.
The budget, which was titled the Budget of Hope, Human Capital, and Economic Development, is intended to prioritize the provision of quality education, access to healthcare services, infrastructure, water and rural development, security, poverty reduction, agriculture, human capital, and economic development.
Accordingly, after a rowdy session, the House unanimously passed the 2025 budget.
The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Jibril Ismail Falgore, thanks the Honourable Members for their patience and endurance throughout the debate.
