Tag: Kano Assembly

Kano Gov. signs ₦1.47tr 2026 Budget into law

Aminu Imam
Kano Gov. signs

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has signed the state’s 2026 Appropriation Bill of ₦1.47 trillion into law. The governor, according to a statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, signed the Budget during a meeting of the Kano State Executive Council at the Government House, Kano. The Budget is a move aimed at boosting development and improving living standards in the state. Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Isma’il Falgore, described the Budget as the first in Northern Nigeria’s history to exceed ₦1 trillion,…

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Kano Assembly loses 2 lawmakers in one day

Aminu Imam
Kano lawmakers

The Kano State House of Assembly has been thrown into mourning following the death of two of its members yesterday. The deceased lawmakers are Hon. Aminu Saad Ungogo, who represented the Ungogo Constituency, and Hon. Sarki Aliyu Daneji, who represented the Kano Municipal Constituency. The death of Hon. Ungogo was first announced by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, Ibrahim Adam, in a post on his verified Facebook page. “May Allah forgive Hon. Aminu Saad Ungogo, state assembly member representing Ungogo Constituency of Kano State,” Adam wrote. Barely…

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