The Kano State Government has earmarked a whopping sum of N150,996,352,990.82 for the payment of monthly salaries and allowances to civil servants and political office holders in 2025.
This development comes days after the state governor, Abba Yusuf, presented the proposed 2025 appropriation bill amounting to N549,160,417,663.00 to the State Assembly.
While briefing journalists in his office on Monday, the Commissioner for the Ministry of Planning and Budget, Musa Shanono, stated that the amount was based on the approval of the new minimum wage policy by Governor Yusuf.
According to him, the sum is part of the proposed recurrent expenditure for the 2025 fiscal year, which is estimated to be N236,525,504,990.82, representing 43 per cent of the total estimated budget size.
He said, “Gentlemen of the Press, the total recurrent expenditure for the incoming 2025 fiscal year is…