The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE) has pledged to visit the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.
Working in partnership with Commissioners of Education of some Northern States, NCAOOSCE promised to identify and enroll not less than 10,000 out-of-school children before September.
This was contained in a statement on Friday during the inauguration of the Out-of-School Children Enrollment Champions at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of NCAOOSCE, Mohammed Idris, acknowledged the leadership and unwavering support of President Bola Tinubu. He said the President has been instrumental in advancing efforts to eradicate the challenges faced by Almajiri and out-of-school children in Nigeria.
He said, “The Commission is committed to ensuring that there will be no more street children, orphans, and out-of-school children sooner than later.
Recall that in May, the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, had stated that integrating Western Education with the Almajiri system was the solution for Northern out-of-school children. The Minister made the revelation while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme.
He had said, “As of May, the ministry had been able to enroll up to two million plus out-of-school children through several agencies.
“In fact, we have an agency set up specifically for that purpose, to take care of Almajiri and out-of-school children. It’s yet to take off fully because we are still waiting for waivers from the Head of Service. We have not done any recruitment and don’t even have a secretariat. So, there are still some headwinds in terms of the take-off of that agency, but we have not been resting.
“I liken out-of-school children to a pool of water. And if you clear that pool of water and then you are not able to close the tap which is actually feeding that pool then you are not solving the problem. So, we are working on a two-track policy of addressing out-of-school children. And then, trying to close that gap,” the Minister said.
source: Channels TV
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