•Mustapha Abubakar at work In a remarkable tale of transformation, 17-year-old Mustapha Abubakar has risen from being an Almajiri, a traditional Islamic student, to becoming a successful entrepreneur and employer of labour, thanks to the intervention of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Eleva Foundation. Abubakar’s journey began ...
•Governor Abdullahi Sule North should not continue to use the Almajiri system to further hold Nigeria to ransom, Chairman of North Central Governors’ Forum Abdullahi Sule has said. Sule said since the system is common to the North and constitutes a “huge problem”, the region’s leaders must collectively seek an end to it, reports The […]...
Islamic scholars and other stakeholders have converged on Maiduguri, Borno State capital, to upscale a strategy that will give ‘Almajiri’ a chance for a better life. The 2-day summit titled: Almajiri Education Reform Summit, aims to provide the stakeholders with a platform to discuss innovative strategies to integrate Tsangaya into the mainstr...

