Kano govt approves over N6bn for various projects

The Kano State Government has approved the release of ₦6,776,175,102.07 for the execution of various projects across the state.

The State Commissioner of Information, Baba Halilu Dantiye, made this known during a press briefing on the outcome of the first Special Executive Council meeting, which was convened to deliberate on the presentation of a supplementary budget to augment the current fiscal year.

Baba Dantiye also disclosed that the council approved ₦1,777,321,292.24 for the Federal Government/Universal Basic Education matching grant as state counterpart funding for the 1st and 2nd quarters of 2024, to be paid in quarterly installments.

This information was contained in a statement signed by the Assistant Chief Information Officer of Government House, Kano, Alhaji Sani Surajo Abubakar. A copy was made available to the press on Friday in Kano.

The statement added that approval was granted for the settlement of feeding contracts for state boarding schools for the twelve-week period of the 2nd term of the 2023/2024 academic session, amounting to ₦1,092,441,968.50.

Baba Dantiye further disclosed that the council approved ₦612,400,848.32 for the settlement of feeding contracts for state boarding schools for the six-week period of the 3rd term of the 2023/2024 academic session.

The Commissioner also explained that the council approved sponsorship for female students and inmate candidates for the BECE/BEICE and SSQE/SAISQE/TAHFEEZ examinations in 2024, amounting to ₦263,381,500.00.

The council approved the maintenance of critical sections of the road along Panshekara/Madobi junction to Panshekara town at the cost of ₦860,374,167.66.

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Baba Halilu further stated that approval has been granted for the maintenance of failed sections of the road at Kwanar Dawaki along Zaria Road, amounting to ₦357,237,085.00, as well as for the maintenance of failed sections of the road at Dangwauro Bridge along Zaria Road at the cost of ₦32,815,896.27.

The council has also approved ₦1,503,467,800.00 for the provision of school uniforms to enrolled Primary 1 pupils across the state, and lastly, approval was granted for the general renovation works and the laying of artificial turf grass at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, at the sum of ₦276,734,544.00.