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Katsina state government approves the repatriation of 7,893 Almajirai

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2021 0

The government of Katsina State has approved the repatriation of 7,893 Almajirai from the state to their home states or countries. The Niger Republic accounts for 2,052 of the total. At the Wednesday Weekly State Executive Council Meeting, Governor Aminu Masari gave his approval. The

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Opinion: Northern govs, Almajirai and COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2020 0

By Mohammed Bello Yunusa The northern Nigeria governors, except a few, must have appropriated the powers of the Almighty, the transient nature of their stay in Government Houses notwithstanding. This appropriation is a reflection of how public affairs are conducted in the states. In the states, the governors are the law so much that everything […]

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Bagudu’s wife tasks northern governors on quality education for ‘almajirai’

Ihesiulo Grace 23 June 2020 0

Wife of the Kebbi state governor, Hajiya Aisha Bagudu, has urged northern state governors to provide quality education to repatriated ‘almajirai’ in their respective states. Hajiya Bagudu gave the advice on Monday while speaking with newsmen. She said that the repatriation of almajiri in some northern states to their respective states of origin was an […]

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Kaduna evacuates 35,000 ‘almajirai’ children, receives more than 1,000

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

The Kaduna state government has evacuated 35,000 ‘almajirai’ children to 17 states and some neighbouring countries. Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development in Kaduna state, Hajiya Hafsat Baba, who made this known in an interview in Kaduna, said that the state equally received more than 1,000 ‘almajirai’ from other states. Baba explained that the […]

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Jigawa to enroll 1,322 repatriated Almajirai into schools

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

The Jigawa State Government said it would enroll into schools 1,322 Almajirai repatriated from various states. Governor Muhammad Badaru announced this while updating newsmen on COVID-19 pandemic in the state on Wednesday in Dutse. “As I mentioned in my previous speech, 1,345 Almajiris were repatriated from various states to Jigawa state. We took good care […]

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Almajirai: Let the children live, PAN Pleads

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The Paediatric Association Of Nigeria (PAN) says it is concerned at the news report of many children called the Almajiri, evacuated from some states in the north and being sent back by the receiving states. In a communique on Monday, PAN said various reports suggest that most of the children have been treated unfairly, adding […]

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COVID-19: Zamfara receives 45 ‘almajirai’ deported from Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The Zamfara state government on Monday received 45 Islamic education pupils (almajirai) comprising 28 females and 17 males, deported from Zaria in Kaduna state. State Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Lawal, received the ‘almajirai’ from Kaduna state government officials on behalf of the state government at Gusau Hajj Camp

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35 Almajirai recover from COVID-19 in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2020 0

Kaduna State Government has discharged 35 almajirai after testing negative twice for the virus.Governor Nasir El-Rufai, made this known via his Twitter handle. He said the state now has 47 active COVID-19 cases El-Rufai tweeted, “35 more patients, all of them almajirai, have been discharged having tested negative. The state now has 47 active COVID-19 cases, […]