Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, establishing a budget of N897.8 billion for the fiscal year. The spending plan drew attention on Wednesday after the state placed its largest allocation in education rather than security, despite rising banditry across several communities.
At the signing ceremony in Government House, Katsina, the governor explained that only 18 percent of the budget is set aside for recurrent expenses, while a sweeping 81 percent goes to capital projects. He said the approach follows the development philosophy of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who also governed the state.
Radda stressed that the government trimmed recurrent costs to channel more resources into projects in education, health, agriculture, security, urban renewal and infrastructure. He maintained that long term investments would strengthen the state’s social and economic stability.
Budget Commissioner Malik Anas later gave a detailed sectoral breakdown. The Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport receives N117.1 billion. Agriculture and Livestock Development takes N78.6 billion. Health is allotted N67.5 billion, while Water Resources and Environment receive N62.8 billion and N53.8 billion. These priority sectors account for nearly sixty percent of total spending.
Education carries the largest share at N156.3 billion, reaffirming the administration’s push to overhaul schools and training systems in 2026.
The government also plans to raise Internally Generated Revenue to N140 billion through digital tax reforms, community engagement and better data systems. Current IGR stands at N24 billion, up from N10 billion in 2021, though still far from the state’s potential.
Fresh figures from the National Bureau of Statistics show that all states and the FCT generated N3.63 trillion in IGR in 2024 and N10.88 trillion between 2021 and 2024, while N4.43 trillion was shared from FAAC in just the first seven months of 2025.
