Abdulazeez begging for food at the University's bus terminal.
The Federal Government has rolled out a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s Almajiri education system, banning the long-standing practice of sending pupils to beg on the streets while introducing compulsory literacy, numeracy, digital education and vocational skills into Qur’anic learning centres nationwide.
The reforms, contained in the newly approved National Policy for the Enhancement of Almajiri Education under the Federal Ministry of Education, seen by BusinessDay, Wednesday, seek to modernise the traditional Qur’anic education system without altering its religious identity, while addressing child protection concerns and reducing the country’s growing out-of-school population.
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A key provision of the policy prohibits all registered Almajiri learning centres from sending learners to beg or engage in menial jobs, warning that schools found violating the directive could face sanctions, including closure.
