Governor Zulum launches free meals and ₦300,000 aid for parents of pupils in Magumeri. Initiative targets only 90 students in a town of 50,000 residents. Part of a wider plan establishing 20 Islamic colleges across Borno. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved free daily meals for pupils and financial support of ₦300,000 to … Read more
Over two million Almajiri children enrolled in educational institutions Inclusion in Arabic literacy programs for fundamental education and vocational skills Reduction of out-of-school children a major focus of current administration, with plans to bring more back to acquire learning and skills EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has revealed that … Read more
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said his administration will not ban the Almajiri education system as being speculated. He gave the assurance on Saturday, at the closing ceremony of a two-day workshop for the adaptation of the Indonesian Pondok system into the Almajiri-Islamiyya educational system in the state. The governor stated that banning … Read more
CAN has blamed the Almajiri system in the North for the increasing cases of banditry. The chairman of CAN in Imo State, Rev. Dr. Eches Divine Eches, stated this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, FCT ahead of the organization’s 45th anniversary and Founder’s Day. EkohotBlog reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria has … Read more
The governor made the order at the inauguration of the Kaduna State Child Protection and Welfare Committee on Tuesday. He said the government had developed and approved a social protection policy to support the most vulnerable. The Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, has ordered the operators of Almajiri schools to leave the state. The governor … Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he wanted to end the almajiri system in the north because of the social menace they constitute. Jonathan, who spoke at a book presentation in Abuja on Tuesday, said his focus while in office was on education and he wanted to use it as crucial tool to engender national development … Read more
Almajiri system in Ngeria, Ganduje Most Quranic education school pupils, popularly referred to as “Almajiri”, who roam the streets in the northern part of the country, are not Nigerians, Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje said on Monday. “A lot of them are foreigners from the Niger Republic, Chad, and Cameroun,” Ganduje said while declaring open, … Read more
Kano State Government says it has established three additional Tsangaya Model Schools, to facilitate enrollment of 976 Almajiri (Qur’anic school pupils) evacuated from other states. Gwani Yahuza, Chairman, Kano State Qur’anic and Islamic Schools Management Board, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Kano. Read Also: #BBNaija: … Read more
Prominent northern Islamic cleric, Dahiru Usman Bauchi, has said proscription of Almajiri system by northern governors would amount to violation of the rights of those who are its proponents. Bauchi made his position known In an interview with The Sun. The Almajiri system is a process where children leave their homes in search of Islamic … Read more
….. Advocates End To Present Almajiri System Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has opined that Almajiri is the worst form of child abuse. Ekohotblog reports that Gov. Sani Bello disclosed this while delivering items donated by the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19, (CACCOVID), a joint initiative of leading private sector leaders and … Read more
The Kebbi state government on Tuesday said it was now in custody of 83 almajiri children sent from Kano state. Yahaya Sarki, spokesman of Atiku Bagudu, the governor, made this known in a statement. According to him, all 83 were COVID-19 negative as their samples had been tested prior to their repatriation by the Kano … Read more
State governors met to check influx of almajiri kids from the north Ohaeneze threatens to act decisively if the exodus of almajiri kids from north to SS, SE is not curtailed Government of Delta and Anambra state have met to stem the tide of massive incursion of almajiri kids from northern part of the country … Read more
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i on Monday announced that PARENTS who enrol their children into the Almajiri education system risk prosecution and up to two-year jail term, The governor made this known when he visited about 200 Almajirai repatriated from Nasarawa State undergoing rehabilitation at the Government College, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna. READ ALSO: NCDC Confirms … Read more
The government of Kaduna says 65 of the 72 active cases receiving treatment for COVID-19 in the state are almajiri kids. The state also said two police officers are among the active COVID-19 cases. Muyiwa Adekeye, special adviser on media to Nasir el-Rufai, the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He disclosed that … Read more
Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Ganduje, has berated his northern counterparts for trying to score political points with the almajiri kids repatriation. Ganduje at a media briefing on Sunday, said Kano also received almajiri from other states and didn’t make a public show of it. He said while an agreement was reached for almajiri … Read more
The Kwara State Police command said it had intercepted a lorry carrying at least 200 almajiri children who were destined for Lagos. Ajayi Okasanmi, Police spokesperson in the state, said the lorry conveying the young people took of from Funtua in Kastina state. Okasanmi said the lorry, driven by one Shehu Hashim, was intercepted at … Read more
Jigawa State government has announced that Twenty-four more almajiri returnees have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. The state commissioner for health, Abba Zakaria, made this known at a media briefing on Friday. Zakari, who doubles asthe chairman of the state’s task force on COVID-19, said health workers also tested positive. He disclosed that … Read more
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state on Tuesday accused the federal government of hypocrisy over the relocation of almajiri kids in different northern states to their states of origin. Northern governors had, in April, during a meeting on how to curtail the spread of COVID-19, came up with a framework, part of which was proscribing … Read more
Kaduna State governor, Nasir El Rufai, on Saturday said the state might witness a spike in number of almajiri with COVID-19 infection. The governor said this is because the state has completed COVID-19 testing for 167 Kano Almajiris in the state. Governor Nasir El-Rufai disclosed this in situation report via a series of tweets on … Read more
Reno Omokri former new media aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan who is known for criticizing Buhari’s administration is at it again. This time, Reno has called out H.E Muhammadu Buhari to explain how he spent all the money Goodluck Jonathan left in the F/G’s account. Speaking via his official Twitter handle on Thursday, he further … Read more