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KANO IN CONTEXT/SUPPORT FROM UKDEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT (DFID)

BY

Dr. Abba Zakari Umar

Head of DFID

Northern Nigeria

24th May 2011


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Kano Population

Kano state was created on 27th of May 1967

Population 2006 census 9,383,682 (5,725,116 in1991)-

Population increased by 61% in 15 years!

Males 52.63% and females 47.37%

Metropolitan population 3,628,861 (approx

39%)-rapid urbanisation/pollution

N/Kano 3,143,899 and S/Kano 3,410,922

Highest Population Growth Rate 9.38% (National3.2%)


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Land Area 20,131 km2 , ranked 20th of 36 states

The state has more than 18,684 square

kilometres (92.81%) of cultivable land and is themost extensively irrigated state in the country

Environment: Very high air pollution in

metropolitan Kano, largely contributed by themotorcycles (Solution: reposition thebusiness).Waste disposal facilities inadequate


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GDP 2007 estimates

Kano Lagos

appr $12.4 billion $33.7 billion

Note that Kano has more population thanLagos but has less than half the GDP

Johannesburg in S/Africa has $110 billion

GDPPopulation of London Approx 7.7 million, butGDP $565 billion!


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Education background

Kano Grade 4 children averaged 10% in English and

13% in Maths tests

Fewer than 4 in 10 Kano children complete basiceducation

1,620 Kano primary teachers competence tested at

Grade 4 level: not one scored >75%.

4 out of every 5 Kano teachers

scored between 0% and 25%.


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Education continue

In 8 Kano LGAs, there are more than 100children per primary classroom.

4 out of every 10 classrooms lack a useableblackboard.

1/2 primary schools and 1/4 JSS have no water.

200 primary children per toilet in Kano Stateand 1,200 per toilet in Nassarawa LGA.


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Health

Percentage of deliveries in health facility 8.4%(national 35%)

Births attended by skilled health worker

12.7% (39%)

Maternal mortality 1025 per 100,000 (545)

Infant mortality 91per 1000 live births (85.8)

Tuberculosis incidence 660 per 100,000 (295)


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Business Environment- TaxAdministration: Current Situation

I. Untapped revenue potential. Only 13% of its recurrent revenue is

internally generated and dependence on the Federation Account is

almost total. [Compare: Lagos (63%), Sokoto 46.6%, Ogun 27.5% ,

Ondo 16% and national average 15%]

II. inefficiently managed revenue agency- with a weak administrative and

enforcement structure, barely able to perform its basic functions.

III. Multiplicity of taxes: with reportedly over 150 taxes, levies and other

charges being imposed mostly on small business.

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Land Administration: CurrentSituation

Land admin procedures: cumbersome and vulnerable to

malpractices

Secure titles exists for less than 3% of land, preventing the

poor and businesses from using it to raise finance and denyingthe state an opportunity to raise property-related revenues

The time and cost of obtaining construction permits and utility

connections is huge delaying land development

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Investment Promotion andFacilitation: Current Situation

I. Inadequate information on the states investment policy

II. Objectives/strategy to guide the state ministry of

commerces investment promotion operation is lacking

III. Poor governance, direction and support for investment

promotion operationsIV. Lack of full range of investment promotion functions

V. Lack of useful or useable (information) product and service

delivery

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Meat and Leather Industries

Leather is the highest non oil revenue generatingsector in Nigeria

Industry revenue as of 21st Century is in the rangeof 600 700 m USD annually. Mainly from

industries in Kano

About 40 50% of the row leather is imported fromsub-saharan Africa as far as Sudan and Somalia

Undeveloped Finished Leather Goods industry over 30 million pairs of shoes imported from Chinaalone (up to $300 miilion) opportunity to developthe sector and generate revenue for Kano


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Meat sector is worth about 1.5 trillion Naira annually a

large chunk of this is from Kano state

It is basically small scale, cash based, unregulated sector

Employs about a million people nationwide and about a

quarter of this from Kano

There are problems of meat quality, hygiene, and meat

storage and transported systems

High level meat end users (hotels, airline, super makrkets)import meat from south Africa and Brazil due to poor

hygienic quality of Nigerian meat

There is an opportunity to improve the animal husbandry,

herd productivity, inspection (pre and post mortem),

processing, and transportation


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Good governance practices

A positive area of reforms is that multi-year planning and

budgeting systems are in place which can be used to deliver

government priorities.

Although in some areas weak financial management systemsfall below international standards - most MDAs do not receive

budgeted funds.

Absence of performance management systems for both

organisations and individuals - how is success identified?

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DFID Nigeria: History and PoliticalContext

The Department for InternationalDevelopment (DFID)the UK governmentsinternational development ministry

DFID has worked in Nigeria since the return

to civilian ruleMajor, cross-party, UK commitment tointernational development target of 0.7%of GNI on overseas aid by 2013

Current budget for Nigeria is 140 millionper year. This will rise to 305 million peryear by 2014.

Aid is controversial need to demonstrate

real results from our growing investments.


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Why Nigeria?

Total economy is one twentieth the size of UKs

economy, with many more people

Nigeria has a quarter of the continents extreme

poor. The country has the most poor men and

women after India and China

More than 100 million Nigerians (64%) live on less

than 1 a day.

Nigeria now has 10% of the worlds children out of

school. 10% of the worlds child and maternal

deaths, and 25% of global malarial cases.

60% of 6-17 year old girls in northern Nigeria are

not in school

Unless progress is made in Nigeria, Africa will fail to


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How DFID works in Nigeria

Federal and State level work. Offices Abuja,Kano, Lagos, Enugu.

5 focal states currently Kano, Kaduna,Jigawa, Lagos, Enugu

Plan to expand to 3 more states in thenorth, and expand engagement in existingstates.

DFID designs, funds and oversees a series of

programmes, operated by contractorsselected by competitive tender.

Programmes designed in consultation withpartners to support Federal and State

Governments development priorities.


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How DFID works in Nigeria

Main programmes in Kano State are:

Economic growth/jobs-GEMS

Education-ESSPIN

Health Partnership-PATHS2Governance-SPARC and Justice for All

Civil society-SAVI


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Summary of DFID support to Kano-Education

Water for 22,500 children

Toilets for 12,000 children

11,050 girls receiving Conditional Cash Transfers for

enrolment and attendance

4,800 children and 1,620 teachers assessed

7,000 days head teacher and teacher training

Training teams, QAA, Advisory Services, materials

300 SBMCs established

2,000 community members trained

11,500 government staff training days

N42,000,000 School Grants paid


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Summary of DFID support to Kano-Health

Supported the development of prioritised andcosted Kano State Strategic HealthDevelopment Plan.

Deferral and Exemption (D&E) and

Community Health Insurance (CBIS) ashealth financing options. Agency and 329HFs supported with drugs and consumabl

Drug and Medical Consumables Supply es

worth over N550 million.Established 329 local health committeesacross the 44 LGAs.


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Summary of DFID support to Kano-Governance

Developed a Financial ManagementInformation System for improved accountingand reporting. Accurate accounts could beproduced within PAC timetable.

Improved financial management systems forcentral control of government funds alldormant bank accounts closed and bankaccounts reduced to one per MDA.

Supported KnSGs plan for Vision 20:2020 considered by the National PlanningCommission as the best in Nigeria.


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Summary

DFID has a track record of successfullysupporting states to improve services andreduce poverty.

DFID and its programmes can help Kano

State Government to achieve itsdevelopment objectives.

We are keen to discuss how best tosupport you.

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