Kano State has proposed allocating ₦332 billion to education in its 2027 budget, representing 30% of the state’s proposed ₦1.107 trillion expenditure plan.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, while presenting the 2027 budget estimates to the Kano State House of Assembly.
The proposed allocation makes education the largest beneficiary of the state’s spending plan and places Kano above the 15% to 20% public expenditure benchmark recommended by UNESCO for education funding.
According to Channels Television’s report on Wednesday, the governor said the allocation was designed to improve access to quality education, strengthen learning institutions and accelerate human capital development across the state.
Yusuf said the government intended to consolidate gains recorded in the sector and sustain reforms aimed at improving learning outcomes.
He highlighted the recruitment of 8,588 teachers during the 2026 fiscal year as one of the administration’s major interventions. The recruitment comprised 4,900 permanent teachers and 3,688 teachers engaged under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme.
The governor also disclosed that the state had paid examination fees 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 include settling outstanding boarding school feeding obligations, rehabilitating educational facilities and supporting students participating in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (JAMB/UTME) through examination forms, registration assistance and preparatory training.
Yusuf further said Kano maintained its leading position on the 2026 NECO performance chart for the second consecutive year.
He assured residents that the government would continue investing in teacher development, school infrastructure, instructional materials and digital learning facilities.
The proposed ₦1.107 trillion budget will now undergo legislative scrutiny by the State House of Assembly before its eventual passage.
However, the proposed ₦332 billion allocation does not automatically translate into actual expenditure. Its impact will depend on legislative approval, budget implementation, timely fund releases and the government’s ability to ensure that allocated resources reach schools and educational institutions.
For Kano residents, the key measure will ultimately be whether the proposed investment translates into better-equipped schools, improved teaching conditions and measurable improvements in students’ learning outcomes.
