Kano distributes 90,000 bags of fertiliser

From Desmond Mgboh , Kano
Kano State Government has commenced the distribution of 90,000 bags of subsidised fertilisers to farmers across the 44 local government areas and 848 political wards of the state for the 2026 wet farming season.
Flagging off the exercise yesterday, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said the initiative aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He stated that each local government area would receive three truckloads of fertilisers, with 70 beneficiaries allocated from each ward.
He noted that while a bag sells for N50,000 in the open market, his administration, in partnership with local councils, has subsidised the fertilisers by 50 percent, adding ...