The Kano State government has repatriated several thousands of Almajiris from the state to Cameroon and the Niger Republic. The state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed this...
When the knee part of one’s trouser is bedraggled like a clothing snatched from the firm grip of a dog’s teeth, it would be safe to...
Suspected ritualists have killed an 11-year-old Almajiri pupil simply identified as Yunus in Bauchi State. The spokesman of the state police command, Ahmad Wakil, who confirmed...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, has urged operators of Almajiri schools that oppose the mode of operation of the government to relocate. El-Rufai stated this on...
The Niger State government has confirmed that no fewer than 64 almajiris, who tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, have recovered fully from the virus....
The Kaduna State government has confirmed the evacuation of no fewer than 35,000 Almajiri children to 17 states and some neighbouring countries. This was confirmed in...
The National Human Rights Commission (NRC) has asked 11 states in the Northern part of the country to domesticate the Child’s Rights Act (CRA). The 11...
The Almajiri system of education has been formally abolished in Kano State. This is as the state has completed plans to enroll all Almajiris repatraited to...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday warned that parents who enrolled their children into the Almajiri education system faced up to two years in prison....
The Nigerian Government has been asked by the House of Reps to intervene and urgently stop the repatriation of Almajirai to their states of origin by...
The non inclusion of Almajiris in distribution of covid-19 palliatives in the country has been condemned by a group of Non Governmental Organisations (NGO), operating under...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Wednesday accused the Federal Government of displaying double standard in the relocation of Almajiri kids from different parts of the...
The Ondo State government led by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has sent back no fewer than 25 Almajiris who reportedly sneaked into the state from Sokoto. Ondo...
A society which eats, debases and abuses its young is a coven run by witches. The almajiri children are innocents socialised into a culture and system...
The Bauchi State Government has banned the Almajiri system of quranic education and religious gatherings in the state as further measures aimed at containing the spread...
The Northern Governors’ Forum has expressed fears over the risk posed by the Almajiri system in this period of Covid-19 pandemic. The governors, have therefore, vowed...
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that out-of-school children was a big challenge facing Nigeria as a nation. According to the Senate President, the...
Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, said on Sunday the state government is considering the adoption of the Indonesian Pondok Pesantren Madrasah educational model as an alternative...
A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Femi Fani-Kayode has said that he would rather die than join the All...
No fewer than 13,000 Almajiri children have been registered by Keffi Local Government, Nasarawa State. The Emir of Keffi, Dr. Shehu Chindo Yamusa III, who disclosed...
The Nigerian Government has described Almajiri as one of the groups causing problem in the country, and said it was going to proscribe it along with...
Seven years after the launching of the Almajiri Model School Programme by the then President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government, the story is today that of neglect...
The mother of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has broken her silence about her most-wanted son. Falmata Abubakar spoke with the Hausa Service of the Voice...
Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described the Almajiri practice as one borne out of hunger and poverty and said that it does not represent...
