Katsina LGA

Roads & Urban RenewalkmRoad length

24 km Katsina Eastern Bypass

A bypass from Dutsin-Ma Road to Kano Road, through Daura Road to Yandaki in Kaita, that takes heavy traffic out of the city centre.

Katsina, Kaita

Aerial view of the dualised Funtua–Katsina Road corridor in Katsina metropolis

Dualised Funtua–Katsina Road and Tsohuwar Kasuwa Road

5.1 km of reconstructed city roads commissioned in July 2026 under the Urban Renewal Programme.

Katsina₦6.44bn

An operating theatre with a surgical table and overhead lights

Health

Modern operating theatres in major hospitals

Theatres upgraded at General Amadi Rimi Specialist Hospital, Turai Umar Yar'Adua Maternal and Children Hospital and General Hospital Katsina.

HealthContract value

Roads & Urban RenewalkmLength

Advanced diagnostic imaging centre

A diagnostic imaging centre the government describes as among the most advanced in Northern Nigeria is nearing completion.

Katsina₦13.1bn

8.1 km Yandaki–Shinkafi–Kofar Sauri dual carriageway

A ₦12.6 billion dual carriageway delivered under the Urban Renewal Programme and commissioned by the Governor of Sokoto State.

Katsina, Kaita₦12.6bn

Road works with traffic barrels on a city road at sunset

Roads & Urban Renewal

Kofar Soro–Kofar Guga road dualisation

A key metropolitan corridor in Katsina city dualised and completed.

Roads & Urban Renewal

Katsina, Daura and Funtua Masterplans 2025–2040

Fifteen-year masterplans to guide growth in the three senatorial zone headquarters, with urban renewal plans across all three zones.

EnergyCNG hybrid vehicles

Ribbon-cutting at the commissioning of Katsina's first compressed natural gas (CNG) station, February 2026

CNG hybrid vehicles and a 100-point EV charging hub

50 CNG hybrid vehicles for public transport and an electric vehicle charging hub with 100 charging points.

Youth & WomenAccredited centres

Youth & WomenStart-ups launched

Katsina Youth Craft Village: six accredited skills centres

Six vocational centres recognised by NBTE, starter packs for 1,662 graduates, and ₦60 million won in the IDEAS-TVET award.

6 LGAs

A woman entrepreneur checks her phone at her juice stand

Dikko Social Innovation Academy

A tech academy training young people in software, data, design and product, producing nine start-ups from its first cohort.

EnergyFinal cost

EnergyDaily broadcast hours, up from 5–6

KSITM connected to the national grid for ₦270m

After a decade on diesel, the Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management was connected to the grid in February 2026, for far less than the bids first received.

Katsina₦270m

Ribbon-cutting at the commissioning of the solar power facility at Katsina State Radio, February 2026

Solar power for Katsina State Radio

A solar facility at the state radio headquarters lifts daily broadcasting from about 5–6 hours to 18, and cuts diesel and grid costs.

EnergyElectric tricycles planned

500 solar-powered electric tricycles, assembled in Katsina

Young people trained in EV technology are assembling the first 200 of 500 solar-powered Keke tricycles at a centre in Katsina.

Roads & Urban RenewalHybrid buses approved

30 hybrid buses and a new maintenance depot

A purpose-built depot has been constructed to assemble and service 30 hybrid buses approved for students and commuters.

Economy & EnterpriseServiced chalets

New Katsina Motel, Phase I

A public-private partnership hotel with 42 serviced chalets, suites and conference rooms, commissioned in April 2026 to boost tourism and investment.

Roads & Urban Renewal

Planning Area Executive Order, 2026

Signed on 18 February 2026, Executive Order 3 creates planning areas for Katsina, Daura and Funtua and requires land agents to register and report every transaction.

Roads & Urban RenewalkmRoad length

Aerial view of a rebuilt roundabout and approach roads in a Katsina town

Katsina city corridors and Eastern Bypass extensions

Five urban corridors in Katsina metropolis, including two extensions of the Eastern Bypass and an underpass corridor.

Water

Youth & WomenAccredited centres

New pump house at Ajiwa Water Works

Contract awarded in May 2026 to restore pumping capacity and boost water supply to Katsina metropolis.

Katsina, Batagarawa

Roads & Urban RenewalRenovation projects

Six Youth Craft Village centres nationally accredited

KYCV centres in six towns are now NBTE-recognised training providers under the National Skills Qualifications Framework.

6 LGAs

The Katsina Emir's Palace gate in the city centre

EducationDegree programmes accredited

Over 30 public buildings restored, from Gobarau Minaret to People's Square

₦2.43 billion of renovations restored government offices, heritage sites and public spaces.

Katsina, Daura₦2.43bn

Graduates in caps and gowns at a convocation ceremony

State universities and colleges restored and accredited

A new Ministry of Higher Education, power for UMYU, eight accredited degree programmes and new staff for KSITM.

AgricultureZonal produce stores

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

EnergykmPower lines rerouted

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

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

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.

Governance & DigitalkmFibre-optic ring

Fibre-optic cables connected to a network switch

A 25 km fibre ring and a paperless Smart Government House

Fibre links the seats of government, satellite links reach remote offices, and Executive Council now meets paperless.

Economy & EnterpriseStartups formed or supported

40+ startups backed through HackKatsina and Arewa Tech Fest

Hackathons, a regional tech festival and seed funding are building a startup scene in Katsina.

HealthHealth professionals recruited

Surgeons in blue scrubs perform an operation

254 health professionals recruited and specialist residency training begun

Doctors' pay was raised, and residency programmes in obstetrics, paediatrics and family medicine started in Katsina.

A hospital room with three beds and medical equipment

Health

WaterUrban water investment

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

Environment & ClimatekmStorm drains, Katsina

₦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

Crowds walk along a newly built embankment beside a reservoir

ACReSAL: 8.9 km of storm drains and the Jibia flood defences

World Bank-assisted drainage, river embankments and emergency flood works protect homes and farmland.

Katsina, Jibia

The new KATGIS head office building in Katsina on its commissioning day, May 2024

Governance & Digital

New head office for KATGIS, the state land information system

Commissioned in May 2024 to modernise land administration, speed up title processing and open up land for investment.

Economy & EnterprisekmImproved access road

Governor Radda meets trainees in blue lab coats at an enterprise and skills programme

Industrial Development Centre remodelled, and the first Katsina MSME Clinic

A shared workshop for small manufacturers, rebuilt with SMEDAN, opened in June 2024 alongside the state's first MSME Clinic and Fair.

HealthGeneral hospitals secured

Unveiling of the commissioning plaque at Dandume General Hospital, July 2026

₦703m to secure 14 general hospitals in frontline LGAs

Higher perimeter fences, rebuilt walls and barbed wire for 14 general hospitals, approved in July 2025 with an upgrade of Mai'adua to a General Hospital.

13 LGAs₦703m

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda receives senior police officers in his office

Security

A permanent Security Consultative Centre for Katsina

₦747.3 million approved in July 2025 for a standing venue where security agencies coordinate and plan together.

Katsina₦747m

Traders sell tomatoes and peppers at a busy open-air market in Nigeria

Economy & Enterprise

InvestKatsina 1.0: the state's first economic and investment summit

Held in November 2025, the summit declared Katsina open for investment in agriculture, energy, infrastructure, technology and skills.

SecurityFirst batch graduated

Statewide programmes that reach Katsina

EducationNew junior secondary schools

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

Healthof 361 wardsPHCs upgraded

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