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The Kano State government has allocated N2.5 billion for quarterly mass weddings across the state’s 44 local government areas in 2025.
The Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, disclosed this while presenting the breakdown of the N719.7 billion state budget, which was recently passed into law by the State House of Assembly.
He stated that the mass wedding initiative falls under the N91.32 billion set aside for governance and service delivery programmes.
Shanono explained that the initiative aims to promote social responsibility, transparency, and human rights while fostering a fair and sustainable society.
He also highlighted other key expenditures within the budget, including N1 billion for Ramadan feeding, N955 million for manpower and household surveys—including statistics on out-of-school children—and N1.05 billion for the purchase of printing machines, rehabilitation of water systems, and library equipment at the Government Printing Press.
Additionally, the government has earmarked N267.6 million for the production of Islamic calendars, infrastructure support, and Islamic Da’wah programmes, while N589 million has been set aside for security research, empowerment programs, and special interventions to address street begging.
Another N200 million has been allocated for the procurement of office furniture, maintenance of the accountant-general’s office, and the development of public financial management (PFM) software.
Shanono noted that the 2025 budget, now approved, represents a 31% increase over the original proposal of N549.16 billion submitted by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. The new budget also surpasses the 2024 budget by N282.4 billion, marking a 65% increase.
The total recurrent expenditure stands at N262.67 billion, while N457.08 billion has been allocated for capital projects.Tap Here To Read Full Details
