Tag: Almajiri

Tinubu’s aide targets return of 10,000 almajiri kids to North-West schools

Aminu Imam
Tinubu’s aide on almajiri kids

Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Community Engagement for the North-West zone, Abdullahi Tanko, has announced a new drive to get at least 10,000 out-of-school almajiri children back into classrooms, and rehabilitate dilapidated public schools across the region. He launched the effort by handing out uniforms, exercise books, school bags and other learning materials to pupils at Kawaji Ƴankaba Primary School in Kano. Tanko explained that during the school break his team identified 200 Almajiri children living near Haɗejia Road, and he decided to get a list of…

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Tinubu appoints Executive Secretary, National Commission for Almajiri education and Aide on chieftaincy matters

Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General Lawal Ja’afaru Isa (rtd.) as Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education. Isa replaces Shaaban Shara?a, who served as the Commissions pioneer leader since its creation in May 2023. His appointment was announced in an issued statement signed by the Presidents Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled: President Tinubu appoints Executive Secretary of National Commission for Almajiri Education and aide on Chieftaincy Matters. Recall that on May 28, 2023, former President Muhammadu Buhari…

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Social register: UNICEF integrates 20,800 Almajiri in Katsina

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), has supported the validation and registration of 20,800 Almajiri children to the social register in Katsina State. Hajiya Rabi Mohammed, the Head of Operations, State Operation Coordination Unit (SOCU), disclosed this in Katsina on Wednesday at the quarterly Social Protection Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting. She further explained that the exercise was carried out in three local government areas for future interventions. According to her, no fewer than 5,882 Almajiri children were registered in Kafur LGA, in Mani LGA 8,318, while in Safana LGA…

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“Most Almajiri kids are not Nigerians”, says Ganduje

Aminu Imam

Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has disclosed that most of the almajiri children who roam the streets in the Northern part of the country are not Nigerians. This disclosure was made by Ganduje while speaking at a retreat organised by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Kano, on Monday. Ganduje said a survey conducted showed that most of the almajiri children are from Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon. He said free and compulsory primary and secondary school education, as well as the transformation of the almajiri education system,…

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