2026 budget: Kano govt earmarks N500m for renovation, reconstruction of cemeteries

From: Mustapha Adamu, Kano

Kano State Government has earmarked N500 million for the construction and rehabilitation of graveyards across the state as part of its N1.47 trillion 2026 approved budget.
The Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Sulaiman Shanono, disclosed this during a press briefing on the breakdown of the 2026 budget held at the ministry’s conference hall in Kano.
Shanono said the allocation is captured under the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, which received N18.4 billion for various programmes and projects in the 2026 fiscal year.
He explained that the 2026 budget, tagged “Budget of Infrastructure, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development,” was initially presented to the Kano State House of Assembly by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on November 19, 2025, with a proposed sum of N1.368 trillion.
According to him, following legislative scrutiny, consultations and public hearing, the Assembly increased the figure to N1.477 trillion, representing a 7.42 per cent rise. The budget was passed on December 31, 2025 and assented to by the governor on January 1, 2026.
A breakdown of the approved estimates shows that N429.7 billion is for recurrent expenditure, while N1.048 trillion is earmarked for capital projects, reflecting a 30:70 recurrent-to-capital ratio.
In the environment sector, Shanono listed key allocations to include N514.7 million for flood control and drainage completion at Baban Gwari roundabout, N300 million for annual drainage clearance, N999.9 million for phase one of the Kano State drainage system, and N550 million for construction of solar-powered boreholes.
He further disclosed that N500 million was approved for erosion and flood control, N1 billion for the European Investment Bank-supported erosion and climate project, and N300 million for construction of parks and gardens across the state.
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