Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has empowered 1,900 butchers across the state with modern butchery kits as part of efforts to strengthen small businesses, improve livelihoods and stimulate economic growth in the informal sector.
The empowerment programme, organised by the Kano State Traders and Street Hawkers Agency, also featured the governor’s announcement of plans to establish cottage industries across the state to create jobs, promote value addition and support artisans and small-scale entrepreneurs.
Key Highlights
Governor Abba Yusuf empowers 1,900 butchers with modern butchery kits.
Beneficiaries receive axes, knives, aprons, trays, basins, rain boots and other essential tools.
Kano Government announces plans to establish cottage industries statewide.
2026 budget provides for enterprise suites and modern production facilities.
Cottage industries to support meat processing, leather production and tannery businesses.
Over 400,000 traders and artisans have been registered by the Kano State Traders and Street Hawkers Agency.
More empowerment programmes planned for tailors, mechanics, food vendors, hairdressers and other artisans.
Speaking during the distribution ceremony in Kano, Governor Yusuf said the initiative reflects his administration’s commitment to strengthening the informal sector and ensuring that governance delivers direct economic benefits to ordinary citizens.
He disclosed that the 2026 Kano State Budget has made adequate provision for the establishment of cottage industries and enterprise suites in strategic locations across the state, adding that implementation would begin in the coming months.
According to the governor, the facilities will provide modern workspaces, shared production equipment, storage facilities, business support services, vocational training and organised marketing channels for artisans and small-scale business owners.
Yusuf explained that the proposed cottage industries would feature dedicated sections for butchers, meat processing, leather processing and tannery operations, creating an integrated value chain capable of generating employment opportunities for youths while promoting local industrial development.
He described butchers as vital contributors to Kano’s economy, noting that the sector plays a critical role in food security while supplying raw materials to the state’s leather and tannery industries.
The governor urged beneficiaries to make productive use of the butchery kits to expand their businesses, improve productivity and enhance their sources of income.
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Earlier, the Managing Director of the Kano State Traders and Street Hawkers Agency, Abubakar Bichi, disclosed that the agency has successfully registered and profiled more than 400,000 petty traders, artisans and street hawkers across Kano State.
He added that over 10,000 traders and hawkers have already received official identification cards, while preparations are underway to extend similar empowerment programmes to tailors, hairdressers, mechanics, food vendors and other skilled artisans.
Bichi said the agency remains committed to supporting the Kano State Government’s vision of improving livelihoods, promoting entrepreneurship and expanding economic opportunities for residents through targeted empowerment programmes.
