Tag: Almajiri
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Dealing with Almajiri, Boko Haram from the basis, By Carl Umegboro
By Carl Umegboro QUITE distinct from commonly held belief as beggars, Almajiri was derived from Arabic word, “Al-Muhajirun” meaning emigrants. It typically refers to a person whodevotedly leaves home to other place or to an instructor in the quest for Islamic knowledge. Thus, Almajiri is characteristically, a Qur’anic literacy and system of Islamic education dominantly…
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FG votes N793m for Almajiri education in Kano, Oyo, seven other states
The federal government has voted N793 million to restart the Integrated Almajiri, Qur’anic and non-formal schools into formal education in ten states. The new pilot project is expected to take no fewer than 10 million out-of-school children who are mostly Almajiris off the streets to acquire education and skills. The government said that the existing…
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NYSC debunks alleged killing of Almajiri boy by corps member
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kano state, Alhaji Ladan Baba, has debunked rumours going round on the social media that a corp member serving in Bebeji Local Government Area of the state beats an Almajiri boy to death. The NYSC Coordinator debunked the rumour in a statement he signed and issued to…
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Ganduje constitutes committee to remodel Almajiri System of Education
Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has constituted a powerful Technical Committee that would review and reposition the Almajiri system of education with a view to pull them out from the street. The Technical Committee is billed to fashion out ways of integrating the Almajiri system into the mainstream curriculum-based education system that complies with…
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Presidency denies ban of Almajiri System of Education in Nigeria
The Presidency on Friday dismissed media report that the Federal Government had concluded arrangements to ban the Almajiri system of education. The Almajiri system of education is a form of Qur’anic learning system associated with begging on economic and religious grounds peculiar to some Northern states. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the…
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Bauchi Govt. re-unites 176 almajiris with families
The Bauchi State Government says it has re-united 176 Almajiris apprehended by security agents in Jos with their families. Alhaji Zubairu Madaki, the Bauchi State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, made this known in Bauchi on Wednesday as the children were being conveyed to their respective states and council areas. “Some days ago, we were…