Kaduna: Gov Uba Sani proposes N790bn 2025 budget

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has proposed a budget of N790 billion for 2025.

He emphasized key sectors in the budget that would receive serious attention such as infrastructure, education, healthcare, security and agriculture.

While presenting the proposed budget to the Kaduna State House of Assembly on Monday, the governor explained a strategic approach to resource allocation due to prevailing financial challenges.

According to him, “the budget allocates N553 billion for Capital Expenditure and N237 billion for Recurrent Expenditure, a significant portion, N206.6 billion or 26.14%, is dedicated to education.”

The governor further explained that the funding would support new school constructions, rehabilitation of existing schools, teacher recruitment, capacity development, and provision of learning materials.

He stated that healthcare is allocated N127 billion, 16.07% of the budget, aimed at upgrading facilities, procuring medical equipment, and expanding mobile healthcare services.

On infrastructure, the governor said it would receive N106 billion (13.14%), focusing on ongoing road constructions, rural electrification, and water supply.

Senator Uba Sani said, “Agriculture is set to receive N74 billion (9.36%) to support innovation, smallholder farmers, agro-processing, and irrigation projects. Security is allocated N11.2 billion to enhance state security agencies and community policing, while social welfare receives N9.8 billion (1.24%) to expand safety nets for vulnerable populations.”

He explained that the budget would support new school constructions, rehabilitation of existing schools, teacher recruitment, capacity development, and provision of learning materials.