The Kano State House of Assembly has passed the Kano State Education Bill 2026 and the Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Dambatta Amendment Bill 2026 into law.
The two bills were passed during Monday’s plenary, presided over by the Speaker of the House, Jibril Ismail Falgore.
Presenting the Kano State Education Bill 2026, the Majority Leader and member representing Dala Constituency, Lawan Husaini, said the legislation repeals the state’s long-standing Education Law of 1964 and provides a more comprehensive legal framework for the sustainable development of education.
Husaini said the new law clearly defines the structure of upper and lower basic education while providing for the expansion of science and technology education at various levels of learning.
He added that the law establishes guidelines for the establishment and operation of educational institutions, including private, nursery and primary schools, while defining the powers and responsibilities of the Commissioner for Education in regulating such institutions.
The Assembly also passed the Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Dambatta Amendment Bill 2026.
According to the Majority Leader, the amendment formally changes the institution’s former name, Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Dambatta, and expands its educational mandate beyond agriculture.
He said the amended law provides a legal framework for the college to introduce science and technology programmes and seek approval and accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), alongside its existing agricultural programmes.
Kano Assembly passes education, Audu Bako College amendment bills