The Kano State House of Assembly on Thursday, September 5, 2024, passed a supplementary budget of N99 billion to enable the state government to implement the new minimum wage and other services.
The Speaker of the House, Jibril Falgor said that the budget would enable the state government to implement the new minimum wage and other services as the fund would be extended on recurrent, personnel and overhead costs.
He appreciated his colleagues for their contributions toward the speedy passage of the bill.
Recall that the governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir-Yusuf had on August 20, 2024, submitted the N99 billion supplementary budget to the States Assembly.
In his remarks, the majority leader said the passage of the supplementary budget had raised the 2024 budget for the state to N536 billion.
