Katsina South (Funtua)

Matazu LGA

Projects and programmes recorded in Matazu Local Government Area, Katsina South (Funtua).

Headquarters: Matazu
Wards: 10
Delivered here: 2
Statewide programmes: 92

In Matazu

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

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

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

Statewide programmes that reach Matazu

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

Bags of grain and farm inputs stacked for distribution to communities

AgricultureTractors

Completed

400 tractors and 10 combine harvesters for farmers

Through KASPA, farmers got over 400 tractors with full accessories, 10 combine harvesters and 1,000 hand planters, with ploughing subsidised by 50%.

Statewide₦21.8bn

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, in a safety helmet, inspects a new solar array

EnergyMWRenewable capacity

Completed

₦19.89bn renewable energy programme: over 30 MW

Solar power with battery storage for hospitals, waterworks and universities, with total renewable capacity passing 30 MW in October 2026.

Statewide₦19.9bn

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

Economy & EnterpriseJobs created

Ongoing

KASEDA: 5,373 jobs and a ₦3.4bn MSME fund

The Katsina State Enterprises Development Agency, created in 2023, runs a ₦3.4 billion managed fund with the Bank of Industry and Sterling Bank.

Statewide

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