Almajiri

The Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaba Saidu, has said Almajiri are not out-of-school children. Professor Saidu said there has to be a change in the definition of which child belongs to the bracket of out-of-school children. She stated that the 15 million out-of-school children data could be wrong since it included Almajiri. In … Read more

The National President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr. Bitrus Pogu, has called for the scrapping of Almajiri system of education. Bitrus Pogu said the country needs a president who would be bold enough to take the step. He noted that every child should be in school. Speaking in an interview with Nigerian Tribune, … Read more