The Kano State Signage and Advertisement Agency (establishment) Bill, 2025, has been passed into law by the state house elf Assembly.
The bill was passed, after it was considered in the Committee of the Whole and was ready the third time by the Clerk of the House, Bashir Diso, during Wednesday’s sitting presided over by the Speaker, Ismail Falgore.
Majority Leader of the House, Lawan Husseini, clarified to journalists after plenary that the bill if assented to by the governor, will result in the establishment of the agency, under the control of a managing director.
He explained that the agency will be charged with the responsibility of controlling the installation and mounting of all billboards and advertisement activities, including placement of posters on walls in the state.
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According to him, all forms of advertising placed on cars or other means as well as jingles on broadcast media in the state must be given license, before they are aired to ensure it conforms with the norms and culture of the state, adding that it would also boost revenue generation.
While noting that the agency will have the power to remove any unlicensed billboard or advert, Husseini highlighted that, government would provide designated areas to place posters upon payment, with fines to be paid by defaulters.
He however, noted that the agency will be under the supervision of the ministry of land and physical planning
