Kano State Advertisement Agency Targets N1.5 Billion Revenue For 2025
By Abdullahi Yusuf
The newly-established Kano State Signage and Advertisement Agency(KASA) says it aims to collect N1.5 billion as revenue in the last four months of the year 2025, this is even as the organization sets a five-year revenue generation target.
The Director-General of the Agency, Comrade Kabiru Dakata, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen at Minjibir, near Kano,on Thursday.
“The five-year revenue collection target is aimed at collecting N3 billion in 2026, N5 billion in 2027, while in the second term of the government the agency would collect over N10 billion annually,” Dakata said.
He said the agency, which was established by the government to regulate outdoor advertisements, would soon commence operation as all the necessary preparations had been completed.
“Even though KASA is a new agency established by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to regulate outdoor advertisements, we are going to use both enforcement and revenue collection to achieve our objective,”he said.
He said part of the enforcement was to ensure that the State outdoor advertisement signage posts align and comply with the rules and regulations of the agency.
“On the enforcement aspect, any violations of our guidelines would attract punishment of one month imprisonment, three months community service, or payment of fines ranging from N100,000 to N500,000,” he said.
The director-general stated that the agency is already collaborating with other outdoor advertisement agencies to regulate duplication of their jobs and ensure that they operate within the stipulated laws.
He further disclosed that the agency had since commenced registration of business owners who are using signage advertisement posts in the state.
He said the agency is also partnering with the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority(KNUPDA) to check indiscriminate pasting of posters and other advertisement signs on public places.
“We would also correct the way and means some advertisement agencies use vulgar language and any materials that offend the religious and cultural sensibilities of the people,” Dakata added.