Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has engaged the new leadership of the World Bank in Nigeria through a strategic meeting aimed at securing additional development interventions for the state. 
  
The meeting, held at the World Bank office, brought together the Country Director, Dr. Ndiamé Diop, and other senior management officials. This was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
  
Discussions focused on strengthening the partnership between the Kano State Government and the World Bank across key intervention areas, including health, education, climate change, governance, human capital development, agriculture, ease of doing business, and women’s economic empowerment.
   
Governor Yusuf reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and the effective utilisation of resources to ensure that the World Bank-supported programmes deliver maximum impact for the people of Kano.

MEANWHILE, Kano State is set to benefit from a major Canadian initiative aimed at strengthening agriculture and empowering women and youth in Northern Nigeria. 

This was contained in a statement by the governor’s spokesperson.  According to the statement, the Resilient and Inclusive Agri-food Systems Empowering Women and Youth (RISE) project will support agribusinesses, smallholder farmers, and cooperatives in Kano, Bauchi, and Kaduna states, fostering economic resilience and job creation.
  
It said: “With a budget of over N20.2 billion (Can$19.2 million), the five-year project will enhance food security, boost productivity, and equip women and youth-led enterprises with the skills and resources needed to thrive in agriculture.”