Almajiri
6 Aug
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…
20 May 2024
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.
13 May 2024
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
2 Apr 2024
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…
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An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 25-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. The convict, Fajana Olajide was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on 18th January, 2024 on a count charge of rape. The charge reads that the defendant on 14th July 2023 in Ikere Ekiti…