Tag: Almajiri System

Gumi calls for plan to end Almajiri system in the North

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Gumi on Almajiri system

Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has called for a ‘Marshall Plan’ to gradually end the Almajiri system in Northern Nigeria. In a post on X, Gumi said the North has the capacity to lead Nigeria’s education sector within the next 15 years with the phasing-out of the Almajiri system. He based his claim on the presence of about 150 public and private universities in the region. According to him, Northern Nigeria has enough educational institutions to drive major progress if the right policies are put in place. He said…

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FG approves national policy on Almajiri education

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FG on Almajiri education

The Federal Government has approved a National Policy on Almajiri Education, marking a historic step toward inclusive learning and the formal integration of the Almajiri system into Nigeria’s national education structure. The approval was announced at the 2025 National Council on Education (NCE) meeting held in Akure, Ondo State, and is being hailed as a transformative milestone in the nation’s education sector. The new policy, initiated and driven by the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE) under its Executive Secretary, Dr. Muhammad Sani Idris, seeks to provide…

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“Time for North to address Almajiri system challenges” – Gov. Sule

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Gov. Sule on Almajiri

Nasarawa State governor and Chairman of the North-Central Governors’ Forum, Abdullahi Sule, has called for decisive action to address the longstanding challenges of the almajiri system in Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the inaugural regional conference on population dynamics, security, climate change, out-of-school children, and vulnerable children, held in Lafia on Tuesday, the Governor emphasised the need for the region to take responsibility for resolving the issue. According to him, “The almajiri problem is indeed a huge issue for us. It’s time we stopped complaining and took the bull by the…

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Almajiri Commission to enrol 10,000 out-of-school children before September

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Out of school children

The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education, (NCAOOSCE), in partnership with commissioners of education of some northern States, has pledged to visit the six area councils in the nation’s capital, to identify and enroll not less than 10,000 out-of-school children before September. The pledge was made yesterday, during the inauguration of the out-of-school children enrollment champions at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mohammed Idris, acknowledged the leadership and unwavering support of President Bola Tinubu, who has been instrumental in advancing efforts to…

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‘Renewed Hope’: FG to include Almajiris in school feeding programme

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The Federal Government has said plans are underway to conduct head counts of Almajiris in the country and enroll them into the home-grown school feeding programme by the present administration. Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Schools Feeding, Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, revealed this during a courtesy call on the Executive Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi A. Sule, in Lafia, the State capital. A statement issued by Special Assistant to the SSA, Oyedokun Oyewumi indicated that the programme targets children in public schools, adding that her office is open…

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Insecurity: TUC seeks end to 10m almajirai, orphans roaming Nigerian streets

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…Says criminals keeping weapons, drugs with them The Trade Union Congress (TUC) Women Commission, has noted that over ten million Almajirai, orphans and vulnerable children are roaming the streets in Nigeria while criminals are keeping their weapons, drugs with them. Chairperson of the TUC’s Women Commission wing, Kebbi State chapter, Comrade Hafsat Abdulhamid Jamoh, stated this during their one-day programme on: ‘Child abuse and Almajiri syndrome, community responsibilities to build a morally sound society “. She said, ” In both Islam and Christianity, a child needs not to beg for…

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Child Scavengers: The Toil for Livelihood Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

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By Khadija Bawas When 11year-old Usman was brought to Kano as an Alamajiri child the infant may never have reckoned that staying alive is a battle of wits until he started growing into the reality that he must eat to survive and scavenging became the next available option for him. Armed with a gunny bag, Usman, a native of Wudil, who is popularly known as “Alajin leda” at the Aisami solid waste dump site in Kano metropolis, usually rummages through heaps of other peoples garbage, searching for anything salvageable that…

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Kaduna: El-Rufa’i urges operators of almajiri schools to relocate

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Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed El-Rufa’i has urged those operating Almajiri schools in the State to relocate to other States. El-Rufa’i, who stated this during the inauguration of the Kaduna State Child Protection and Welfare Committee yesterday in Kaduna, said that the State government would not condone their operation in the State. According to him, “We are working on the almajiri system and many people do not agree with what we are doing, but we are very confident and sure of the rightness of our actions; so, my message to all…

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FG extends school feeding to Almajiri schools, other

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Ø  Raises number of beneficiaries by 1m President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the on-going school feeding programme in the country to Almajiri schools and other children in non-conventional education settings. The President also approved the expansion of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIPs) to accommodate more traders, graduates, farmers, among others. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiyya Umar Farouq, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, during the 4th Annual Review of the ‘National Home Grown School Feeding Programme’, (NHGSFP). According to her, “The National…

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Borno to reform Almajiri system, inaugurates 14-Member C’ttee

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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday inaugurated a 14-Member Committee on reforming the Islamic ‘Tsangaya’ system of education, otherwise known as the ‘Almajiri’ system in the state. Inaugurating the committee in Maiduguri, Zulum said that transforming the ‘Almajiri’ system was part of the state 25-year Development Plan, launched recently. Zulum stated that the committee was expected to develop an Action Plan with short, medium and long-term strategies to assist government put in place a policy that would create appropriate standards for the system in the state. Outlining the Terms…

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