The Federal Government has announced its plans to reclaim and rehabilitate the abandoned Almajiri schools built during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The schools, initially established to address the growing population of Almajiri and out-of-school children in Northern Nigeria, were handed over to the governors of the 19 Northern states but have since fallen into neglect.
Speaking at a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing event with the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) in Yola, Adamawa State, on Wednesday, Idris Sani, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children, outlined the government’s commitment to restoring the schools to their original purpose.
