Sule Urges National Assembly To Ban Almajiri System, Cites Security Risks

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called on the National Assembly to permanently outlaw the Almajiri system, arguing that the practice remains a major driver of Northern Nigeria’s growing out-of-school children crisis and worsening insecurity.
Sule made the call in Abuja during the Summit on Enhancing Human Capital Development in Northern Nigeria, where he urged lawmakers and Northern leaders to pursue legislative measures that would end the system and replace it with formal education and skills acquisition programmes.
According to the governor, Nigeria is facing a severe education crisis, with an estimated 18.3 million children currently out of school, while the Almajiri ...