The Kano State House of Assembly has 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, Alhaji 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 cost.
He appreciated his colleagues for their contributions toward the speedy passage of the bill.
Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf had on Aug. 20, submitted the N99 billion supplementary budget to the state assembly.
In his remarks, the majority leader said the passage of the supplementary budget had raised the 2024 budget of the state to N536 billion.