Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has said that his administration is set to reform the almajiri system of education to ensure sustainability. The governor made this known at a virtual meeting hosted by the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday. He said that the state government conducted a census and identified three […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC ) has called for the development and implementation of a programme of action by the northern states’ governments to “permanently address the challenges posed by the Almajiri system. The NHRC through its Executive Secretary, Mr Tony Ojukwu made the call in Abuja in an advisory on Friday in Abuja. Ojukwu […]
I don’t think anyone can doubt the commitment of Governor Nasir el’ Rufai to ending the practice of Almajiri system in Kaduna State. Give it to him, his actions of late have shown that he is indeed tired of seeing child beggars on the streets of northern states. He didn’t mince his words either in […]
Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Wednesday formerly announced abolishment of traditional Almajiri system of education in the state. He insisted that all Almajirai repatriated to Kano from other states will be enrolled into conventional education system. The Nation reports over 1000 Almajirai have so far been repatriated to Kano from various states across the North […]
Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail. El-Rufa’i stated this in Kaduna on Monday when he visited some 200 Almajiri children repatriated from Nasarawa State and undergoing rehabilitation and optical screening at […]