Tag: almajiri
Reps to debate on Almajiri children’s plight
Nigeria's House of Representatives would on 12th March debate on the future of the Almajiri children in Nigeria.
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Kano expels 1,500 alien almajiri beggars
The Kano State Government said it has arrested and returned over 1,500 Almajiris back to their states and countries of origin, following...
Niger bans street begging but not almajiri system
Niger State Government has announced a total ban on street begging effective from across the state, but said the ban did not...
Nasarawa to return 63k almajiri children to their states of origin
Nasarawa State government has disclosed plans to return all the non-indigenous Almajiri children in the state who are below the age of...
Sokoto to adopt Indonesian madrasah system
Sokoto state government is mulling the adoption of the Indonesian Pondok Pesantren Madrasah system of education as an alternative to the existing...
Katsina to introduce math, English into Almajiri schools
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has disclosed plans to formalise the Almajiri form of education into the formal education system in...
Govt right on street beggars’ ban – Pantami
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has backed the decision of the Kano State government to ban street begging...
Bauchi SUBEB distributes instructional materials to girls’ learning centres, almajiri schools
The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has flagged off the distribution of instructional materials to almajiri schools otherwise known as...
Like Kano, Nasarawa bans child street beggars, to jail parents
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has signed an Executive Order prescribing 10 years imprisonment for parents whose children engaged in street...
Banning street begging isn’t feasible – Muslim clerics
Some Muslim clerics in Kano State have expressed disagreement with the directive by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje to ban street begging among Almajiri...