Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The Kano State Government has budgeted over N5.32 billion for meals and the renovation of the governor's lodge and some other buildings at Government House.

The amount is contained in the state's 2023 supplementary budget and 2024 budget Governor Abba Yusuf signed into law last year.

Mr Yusuf had presented to the State House of Assembly a supplementary budget of N58 billion last September and another N24 billion in November, making it a total of N82 billion after he assumed office on 29 May.

The governor proposed the supplementary budgets after President Bola Tinubu removed fuel subsidies, presenting the federal, state, and local governments with more money.

In the first supplementary budget, the governor proposed ...