Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has warned northern leaders on the Almajiri system in the region, urging action before it explodes. Sule, who doubles as Chairman of North Central Governors' Forum, submitted that it was high time

The alarming statistics of 50 million out-of-school children (OOSC) roaming Nigeria’s streets, as reported by the Federal Government, is not just a number; it represents a national crisis that threatens the future of the country.

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has expressed readiness to reform the Almajiri education system, an Islamic method of learning popular in the north. This was as he stressed the need to address the root causes of insecurity through the provision of education for all citizens of Borno. He stressed that improper teaching of…

The first daughter of President Bola Tinubu and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Mujidat Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, has been appointed Ambassador of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE). 

Chairman, Southern Governors' Forum and Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged the Forum's support for the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children's Education (NCAOOSCE). During a courtesy visit by NCAOOSCE Executive Secretary, Dr. Muhammad Idris, Governor Abiodun stressed the importance of addressing the almajiri and out-of-school children challenge, describing it as…

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that the issue of Almajiri and out-of-school children is a national challenge that needs to be addressed before it gets out of control. Abiodun stated this on Thursday when he received members of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children's Education, who paid him a courtesy…

The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children's Education (NCAOOSCE) has announced that it has successfully mopped up over 20,000 out-of-school children in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, within the last three weeks. According to the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Muhammad Idris, this achievement was made possible by the dedicated efforts of the…

Because of work, studies and my vocation as a journalist, I have visited about six states out of the 19 states in the North of Nigeria - Kano, Kaduna, Gombe, Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe. In all my travels, I have never seen such beauty and such vastness of a land so endowed with human and…

The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children's Education (NCAOOSCE) has expressed concern over children's participation in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria. While acknowledging the fundamental right to freedom of assembly and expression, the Commission raised the alarm that children's involvement in the demonstration would expose them to harm and violence. This is coming…

President Bola Tinubu has restated its commitment to the protection of the rights of children, especially the ‘Almajiri’ child in the country from all forms of molestation and abuse.

The Federal Government’s efforts in tackling the menace of out-of-school-children, no doubt, underscore its seriousness in reviving the country’s comatose primary education system, but issues of insecurity and poverty, among others, have not helped the fight

The Federal Government has enrolled two million out-of-school “Almajiri” children in basic and Arabic literacy programmes. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman , made this known at the Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on Nigerian Education Sector Ministerial Deliverables in Abuja on Tuesday. NAN reports that President Bola Tinubu, on assumption of office organised a Cabinet…