Governor Uba Sani has presented the Kaduna State 2026 Budget Estimates totaling ₦985.9 billion to the State House of Assembly, describing it as a budget of renewal, resilience and long-term vision.
Hikaya Newspaper reports that the proposal focuses on strengthening security, infrastructure, education, health, agriculture and social development.
According to the Governor, 71% of the budget is allocated to capital expenditure, while 29% is for recurrent spending. Education and infrastructure each take 25% of the total budget, followed by health with 15%, agriculture and food security 11%, security 6%, social development 5%, environment and climate action 4%, and governance and administration 5%.
Governor Sani highlighted key achievements that shaped the proposed budget, including the initiation of 140 road projects covering 1,335 kilometres, with 64 completed; the launch of the first Bus Rapid Transit system in Northern Nigeria; and over ₦500 million saved by citizens through free and subsidised transportation.
He also noted major gains in education, such as reopening 535 schools, returning over 300,000 out-of-school children to the classroom, and constructing or renovating nearly 2,000 classrooms across the state.
In the health sector, the Governor said all 255 Primary Healthcare Centres are being upgraded to Level 2 standard, while 15 General Hospitals are undergoing significant reconstruction, five of which have been completed.
He further mentioned the expansion of healthcare capacity through the new 300-bed Bola Ahmed Tinubu Specialist Hospital. On agriculture, he disclosed a major funding rise from ₦1.4 billion in 2023 to ₦74.2 billion in 2025, along with the distribution of over 900 trucks of free fertilizer.
Governor Sani emphasized fiscal responsibility, stating that his administration has not contracted any new loans and has paid ₦114.9 billion in debt servicing. He added that each of the state’s 255 wards received ₦100 million for community-driven projects under the participatory budgeting framework. He urged lawmakers to support the budget, which he said is designed to build a secure, productive and inclusive Kaduna State.