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Oluwafemi Awodele
1 month ago
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Almajiri commission to mop up out-of-school children
The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education plans to establish state offices across the 36 states of the federation to decentralize its operations in 2025.
This is as the Federal Government has proposed a budget of N50,895,922,098 to support out-of-school children in the 2025 Appropriation Bill.
The Ministry of Education budgeted N50bn for programmes targeting out-of-school children.
Additionally, the Almajiri commission plans to conduct a mop-up exercise for Almajiri and out-of-school children in selected states.
A total of N100m has been allocated to each of these projects, which are categorized as new initiatives in the 2025 Appropriation Bill under the commission.
According to UNICEF, 18.3 million children are out of school in Nigeria, making the country the global leader in out-of-school children.
Northern states account for 60% of this total, underscoring the region’s disproportionate contribution to the crisis.
more: https://punchng.com/almajiri-commission-to-mop-up-out-of-school-children/
