As Zulum gets report, committee suggests new board to reform, regulate almajiri system

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Tuesday received a 76-page report which recommended the establishment of Sangaya Education Board that should coordinate reforms and regulate the Almajiri system of education (called Sangaya) in the state. The report was presented to Governor Zulum on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Zulum had in November, 2020 set up a reform committee with the…

Group supports Almajiris with goods of N.5m

A professional group of friends on Thursday supported Almajiris at an Islamiyya school at Naibawa quarters in Kumbtoso local government and 3 other Islamiyya schools at Brigade in Nasarawa local government  areas of Kano State with goods worth over five hundred thousand naira The group that consists of young professionals from various field of endeavours chose to be anonymous. They said the…

How Almajiri System Almost Ruin my Ambition ……..Story of Ibrahim Rabiu 16 who recently Reunites With Family

By Uangbaoje Alex, Kaduna

WAYBILLED LIKE AN ORDINARY ITEM

He had just finished his primary five, looking forward to move to primary six and sit for his leaving certificate examination, when his father woke him up one morning with his baggage arranged in a black polythene bag and was told he is going to Kano to continue his studies.

A decision he has no powers to question, instead he…

The Almajiri System of Education formally banned in Kano

Kano State government has formally banned the traditional Almajiri system of education in the state and efforts are being made to enroll them in the conventional school system.

About 2, 000 evacuated Almajiries who were quarantined for two weeks after the state commenced the reparation exercise, have been directed to be enrolled in the standard educational system, considering the COVID-19…

28 Almajiris test positive for COVID-19 in Kano

The Kano State Government has announced that 28 Almajirai tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 1,146 repatriated to the state.

Murtala Garo, the state Commissioner for Local Governments, made this disclosure in a statement on Wednesday.

He said: “We took 419 Almajirai to Katsina State, 524 to Jigawa State, 155 to Kaduna State, 38 to Bauchi State, and 36 to Gombe State. While we received 179…

Governor Uzodinma Approves the Establishment of 15 Almajiri Schools in IMO State

The IMO State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has approved the establishment of 15 Almajiti Schools in Imo State.

Oguwike Nwachuku, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor on Media Adviser disclosed the development yesterday 21st of May 2021, in a Statement.

According to Nwachuku, the Governor also sue for peace in the State.

The Statement read

Sues for Peace in Imo State The Executive…

Almajirai Blast Northern Governors Over ‘Maltreatment’

A new group, Concerned Almajirai has called for the constitution of a stakeholders forum by the Federal Government to design a blueprint to address the challenge of Almajiri system in northern states.

Leader of the concerned Almajirai, Malam Onuchi Abdulghafaar at a press conference in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Friday said neither repatriation of Almajirai to their states of origin by…