20m out-of-school children: FG urged to reform Almajiri system
Federal and state governments have been urged to address the problems of out-of-school children through reforms and enrichment of the Almajiri system in Nigeria. Almajiri is an Islamic education practice in northern Nigeria. The call follows the alarming rise in the number of out-of-school children, which, according to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), …