Katsina North (Daura)

Kankia LGA

Projects and programmes recorded in Kankia Local Government Area, Katsina North (Daura).

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

In Kankia

Water pipes at the Kafin Soli booster station of the Zobe water supply project, June 2026

₦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 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

Roads & Urban RenewalkmRoad length

Ongoing

20.8 km Rimaye–Sukuntuni–Karadua Road

Connects Rimaye and Sukuntuni in Kankia LGA with Karadua in Matazu LGA.

Kankia, Matazu

Ground-level view of a newly surfaced road with fresh shoulders

Roads & Urban RenewalkmRoad length

Ongoing

16.6 km Kankia–Dangamau–Kusada Road

Links the Kankia and Kusada LGA headquarters through Dangamau.

Kankia, Kusada

Officials cut the ribbon at the flag-off of fertiliser distribution to farmers, June 2026

AgricultureZonal produce stores

Completed

Seven zonal produce stores upgraded to cut post-harvest losses

₦790.56 million upgraded produce stores, alongside FASCOKT warehouses and KTARDA support for farmers and women.

6 LGAs₦1.45bn

A hospital room with three beds and medical equipment

Health

Completed

Faskari becomes a General Hospital; Kafur, Rimi and Kankia upgraded

Secondary hospitals were renovated, and the Psychiatric Hospital and Nursing College moved to permanent sites.

5 LGAs

Statewide programmes that reach Kankia

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