{
  "id": 6441344,
  "title": "2027 Budget: Ministries Begin Presentations In Kaduna",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/2027-budget-ministries-begin-presentations-in-kaduna",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:21:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/2027-budget-ministries-begin-presentations-in-kaduna/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Kaduna State Government has announced that the 2027 budget will continue to prioritize Human Capital Development, with agriculture, health, and education receiving top billing in the Appropriation bill. Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Hon. Muktar Ahmed Monrovia, outlined these priorities during the 2027 Expenditure and Revenue Budget Defence presentation on Wednesday.\n\nMonrovia stated that the upcoming budget year will serve as a consolidation of developments over the past three and a half years. He emphasized that while Human Capital Development remains a key focus, a new budget line for Early Child Development has been introduced to support children aged 0 to 5 years. This initiative aims to strengthen overall Human Capital Development and cater to the youngest members of the community.\n\nIn addition to Human Capital Development, Social Protection, security, and infrastructure development will continue to be prioritized in the 2027 budget, in line with Governor Uba Sani's administration's commitment to ensuring Kaduna State's safety and providing for its underserved population. Monrovia noted that Governor Sani has made significant strides in security during the past three and a half years, and these policies and programs will persist in the forthcoming budget.\n\nGiven Kaduna State's prominence in farming, with over one million households out of the country's 42 million farming households located in the state, agriculture has been given special attention in the budget. Monrovia explained that the administration has been actively supporting smallholder farmers by distributing free fertilizers and improved seeds, as well as focusing on connecting farms to markets to boost the local economy and reduce rural-urban migration.",
  "summary": "Kaduna State Government said that emphasis will still be on Human Capital Development in the 2027 budget, with agriculture, health and education given priority in the Appropriation bill. The Commissioner of Planning and Budget, Hon Muktar Ahmed Monrovia, made this known in his opening remarks at the 2027 Expenditure And Revenue Budget Defence on Wednesday. […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "2027 budget: Ministries begin presentations in Kaduna",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/2027-budget-ministries-begin-presentations-in-kaduna-6448942",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:02:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}