2023: Fulani group, Almajiris pick APC forms for former President Jonathan
May 9, 2022 …Want him to continue with the good work he started, assures of 5m votes A group of nomadic Fulani pastoralists and Almajiri communities has picked the APC…
Oyo State Govt. reunites Almajiri boy, recovered mentally challenged man with family
Oyo State Government on Thursday reunited a 13-year-old almajiri, Musa Issa, with his family. This is contained in a statement by Alhaja Faosat Sanni, the State Commissioner for Women Affairs…
COVID-19: Avoid ‘making noise’ about positive Almajiri children, rather give them necessary care – Ganduje tells Northern govs
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has called on his counterparts in the north to avoid ‘making noise’ about COVID-19 positive Almajiri kids and rather give them…
COVID-19: Jigawa receives 524 Almajiri pupils evacuated from Kano
The Jigawa Government has received a total of 524 Almajiri pupils evacuated by neighbouring Kano State. Receiving the pupils at Gen. Yakubu Gowon NYSC Camp in Dutse, the state Gov….
Hundreds fled abusive purported ‘Islamic school’ before police raid – Police
Hundreds of captives who were beaten, abused and held in squalid conditions at a purported Islamic school in northern Nigeria escaped prior to a raid this week, police said on…
Formulate policy to integrate Almajiris into the educational system – Senate urges FG
The Senate on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to formulate policy to integrate Almajiris into the educational system to discourage them from street begging. The call, followed a motion by…
ACRI urges legislators to pursue an all encompassing solution to child destitution in Nigeria
The Almajiri Child Rights Initiative (ACRI) has called on members of the 9th National Assembly to continue from where their predecessors stopped in promoting Almajiri child rights and to pursue…
Hand Washing Day: NGO Sensitises Poor Children on Health matters…offers free medical care to 500 destitutes
A non-governmental organisation, Women 4 Woman has said it is targeting Almajiris, street urchins, hawkers and other destitutes, to educate them on the importance of hand washing in…