The Federal Government on Friday said plans were underway to conduct headcounts of Almajiris in the country and enroll them into the homegrown school feeding programme....
The Kano State Government has arrested 200 street beggars and Almajiri children for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state. The Commissioner for...
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said that most Almajiris seen roaming the streets in Kano and other northern states came from neighbouring countries. According to...
The government of Kano has said that 192 Almajiri children in the state have tested positive for COVID-19. This was revealed by the state Commissioner for...
The Sokoto State government has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19 disease in the state after discharging a total of 101 patients and recording 14 deaths....
The Benue State Government through the State Action Committee on COVID-19, on Sunday intercepted an oil tanker loaded with seven persons and 11 motorcycles. A member...
Governor Bello Matawalle has told Almajiris rejected by other northern states that they would be accommodated in Zamfara State. This followed the governor’s decision to drop...
The Kebbi State government led by Governor Atiku Bagudu says it has received no fewer than 83 additional Almajiris evacuated by the Kano State government over...
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, on Monday, confirmed the discharge of another set of 44 Almajaris from the Amada quarantine camp after they tested negative for...
Jigawa State government has treated and discharged 30 more coronavirus patients. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Abba Zakari, who confirmed this to newsmen on Saturday,...
Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, said on Friday the state had received 61 Quranic education pupils (Almajiris) repatriated by the Kano State Government. The children were...
Eleven trucks carrying Almajiris from the Northern part of the country have been turned back by the Cross State Government at the Gakem-Benue boundary. The feat...
Governors of the 19 northern states in Nigeria said on Wednesday they would continue with the repatriation of the Quranic Education pupils (Almajiris) to their home...
Different Igbo groups have cried out against the alleged influx of Almajiris into the South East amid the Federal Government ban on intra-state travel. Nigerian government,...
The government of Kano State on Sunday hinted it was preparing to repatriate 2,000 more Almajiris to their states of origin. The state Commissioner for Education...
Niger State government on Saturday announced that the state had recorded its first death from the covid-19 pandemic. It said the deceased was a 40-year-old diabetic...
In its efforts to curb COVID-19 spread in Kano State, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje-led government has quarantined over 2000 Almajiris. Kano, after Lagos, has the highest number...
The government of Adamawa State has started the repatriation of over 400 Almajiris back to their states of origin. The Secretary to the State Government, Bashiru...
The government of Kaduna State has announced the release of 60 more Almajiris from isolation center after their Coronavirus test results returned negative. This was disclosed...
The Kaduna State government has announced that it has discharged no fewer than 11 Almajiris who have recovered after they were earlier infected with the COVID-19...
A truck conveying 30 Almajiris has been intercepted by operatives of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). The truck was intercepted on Monday at the Joju...
The Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of dumping Almajiris and Nigeria’s poor and vulnerable after using...
The reports of influx of Almajiris from the northern part of Nigeria into other parts of the country have been frowned at by the leaders of...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Sunday charged his Kaduna State counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai to stop politicizing the evacuation of the Almajiris who had tested positive for...
The Cross River State government said Thursday five trucks conveying almajiris from the northern part of the country had been intercepted by a border patrol team...
The Jigawa State government said on Thursday the 16 Quranic Education students (Almajiris) sent to the state from Kano State had tested positive for COVID-19. The...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir-El Rufai has disclosed that the ongoing deportation of Almajiris from various Northern States to their indigenous States was an...
There is apparent tension in Abia following the reported interception of a cattle truck with Almajiris hidden inside, on its way to the state. It was...
The Taraba State government Monday rejected 100 students of Islamic studies (Almajiris) repatriated from Nasarawa State. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Innocent Vakai, who disclosed...
The Bauchi State Government on Sunday said seven out of 348 Almajiris who were returned to the state have tested positive for COVID-19. The Executive Chairman...
The Nasarawa State government Sunday evacuated 788 Quranic education pupils (Almajiri) to their states of origin in a bid to check the spread of COVID-19 in...
Kaduna State government has confirmed that the state recorded 16 more positive cases of COVID-19. The state, however, said that out of the 16 cases, 15...
The Nasarawa State Government has concluded plans to repatriate 4,443 non-indigent Almajiris to their states of origin beginning from Sunday, May 3rd. According to reports from...
The Benue State Government on Wednesday said plans have been concluded to return 40 Almajiris who defied the inter-state travel ban in place in the country...
A civil society group, Concerned Nigerians, has disagreed with the deportation of Almajiris by state governors in the North, describing the action as unconstitutional and abuse...
No fewer than 125 Almajiris evacuated by the Gombe State government have been received in Yobe State and have been placed under isolation to ascertain their...
The Jigawa State government has received no fewer than 524 Almajiris evacuated by the Kano State government to stem the spread of COVID-19. Governor Badaru who...
The Zamfara State government has informed that it has started the screening of Almajiris sent to the state after they were evacuated by the Kano State...
No fewer than 419 Almajiris evacuated by Kano State government to their state of origins as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have...
The Kano State Government led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has started the deportation of Almajiris to their home states to stem the spread of the dreaded...
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Friday admitted that there are 996,000 out-of-school children in his state. The governor, who stated this while fielding questions...
An aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has attacked President Muhammadu Buhari for always claiming he loves and cares for the almajiris. He wondered...