Katsina Central

Charanchi LGA

Projects and programmes recorded in Charanchi Local Government Area, Katsina Central.

Headquarters: Charanchi
Wards: 10
Delivered here: 8
Statewide programmes: 92

In Charanchi

Aerial view of a three-storey classroom block at one of the new Special Model Secondary Schools

Model Smart Secondary Schools in Radda, Jikamshi and Dumurkul

One smart school per senatorial zone, with robotics and AI labs, 24-hour power and internet, reserved for gifted children from poor and rural homes.

Charanchi, Musawa

Water

Flagged off

₦31.8bn Zobe Water Supply Phase 1B

A long-awaited pipeline network to bring water from Zobe Dam to Karofi-Radda, Kankia, Batagarawa and over a dozen communities.

4 LGAs₦31.8bn

Aerial view of a newly surfaced road through farmland, from the magazine's works section

Roads & Urban RenewalkmMajor roads

Ongoing

Over 220 km of major roads across the state

A road programme of about ₦200 billion over three budgets, including rural trunk roads and the Daura Western Bypass.

8 LGAs

Ribbon-cutting at the opening of a malnutrition stabilisation centre, April 2026

HealthStabilisation centres

Completed

2 malnutrition stabilisation centres and 60 OTP sites

Stabilisation centres in Daura and Baure and 60 outpatient therapeutic sites in 12 LGAs give free treatment to children with severe acute malnutrition.

14 LGAs

A graduate of a Katsina skills acquisition centre receives her certificate beside laptops and starter packs, January 2026

Youth & WomenGirls equipped

Completed

1,000 adolescent girls trained and equipped

Graduates of skills centres in eight LGAs received starter packs in tailoring, knitting, leather work, cosmetology, catering and ICT.

8 LGAs

A straight new asphalt road with drainage on both sides cuts through open country

Roads & Urban RenewalkmRoad length

Ongoing

54.72 km Kadanya–Kunduru–Radda–Yana Road

The longest single road in the programme links rural communities across Kankia and Charanchi LGAs.

Kankia, Charanchi

An electrician in a hard hat works on a power line tower

EnergykmPower lines rerouted

Completed

Power restored in Charanchi, Rimi and UMYU, and the grid mapped by GPS

Rerouted and rebuilt lines, new 33KV breakers and a digital map of every line and transformer, within ₦7.68 billion of power projects.

3 LGAs

WaterUrban water investment

Ongoing

₦14.47 billion to bring piped water to estates, hospitals and growing towns

With SURWASH, the Water Board connected new estates and hospitals and is extending supply in Katsina, Malumfashi and Funtua.

7 LGAs₦14.5bn

Statewide programmes that reach Charanchi

Newly trained Katsina Community Watch Corps members march in formation at their passing-out parade, October 2025

SecurityFirst batch graduated

Ongoing

Katsina Community Watch Corps

A community security outfit launched in October 2023 to support the police and military with local intelligence and rapid response.

Statewide

Governor Radda with EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi and education partners in 2023

EducationNew junior secondary schools

Completed

170 new junior secondary schools

Junior secondary schools built in communities that previously had none, part of over ₦120 billion invested in education in three years.

Statewide

Health workers in scrubs at the nurses' station as Governor Dikko Umaru Radda tours a newly opened malnutrition stabilisation centre, April 2026

Healthof 361 wardsPHCs upgraded

Ongoing

268 primary health centres upgraded

PHCs upgraded towards one functional centre per ward, with some raised to general hospital standard, backed by ₦26.7 billion for health infrastructure.

Statewide