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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Jigawa to Quarantine 524 Almajiris Deported From Kano
Premium Times, 24 April 2020
Jigawa State Government, on Thursday, said it would quarantine 524 almajiris that were deported from Kano to the state, to prevent any spread of coronavirus. Read more »
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Nigeria: Coronavirus - Kano Evacuates Almajiris to States of Origin
Premium Times, 21 April 2020
The Kano State Government said it will commence the evacuation of 'almajiri' pupils to their respective states so they can reunite with their families. Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano to Evacuate 251,000 Almajiris As Number of COVID-19 Victims Rises
Vanguard, 21 April 2020
Kano State government has completed plans to evacuate 251,893 Almajiris from the eight local government areas that make up the metropolis back to their states, following upsurge in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Northern Governors Seek More Testing Centres, Almajiri Ban
This Day, 23 April 2020
The Northern Governors' Forum has called for more testing centres in the region. Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate Postpones Resumption to Adhere to Lockdown Order
Premium Times, 7 April 2020
The Senate has extended the suspension of the plenary in order to comply with the lockdown order given to contain the spread of COVID-19. Read more »
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Nigeria: Katsina Receives 419 Almajiri From Kano
Daily Trust, 23 April 2020
Not fewer than 419 almajiris from Kano State have been repatriated to Katsina State and handed over to the state government. Read more »
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Nigeria: COVID-19 - Kano Evacuates 524 Almajiri Children to Jigawa
Vanguard, 22 April 2020
Kano State Government says it has evacuated 524 Almajiri children to neighbouring Jigawa, their state of origin. Read more »
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Nigeria: Coronavirus - a Monumental Disaster Unfolding in Kano
Daily Trust, 22 April 2020
There is a disaster currently unfolding in Kano, with rising death rates particularly among the elderly that is not getting the National attention it deserves. Read more »
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Nigeria: Jigawa, Katsina to Receive 1,095 Evacuated Almajiris From Kano
This Day, 21 April 2020
As part of the efforts to ensure sustained implementation of its Free and Compulsory Basic Primary and Secondary Education, Kano State Government has moved to decongest Almajiri… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano to Evacuate Almajiri Children to States of Origin
Vanguard, 20 April 2020
Kano State Government says it has completed arrangements to evacuate all Almajiri to their states of origin. Read more »
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Nigeria: NGO Lauds Kaduna Govt. for Evacuation of 5,000 Almajiris
Vanguard, 31 March 2020
A Kaduna-based Non-Governmental Organisation, Lifeline Education Foundation has commended the Kaduna State Government for evacuation of 5, 000 Almajiris to their homes, to prevent… Read more »
Nigeria's Almajiri Children Sent Home as COVID-19 Threat Looms
The Almajiri is a system of Islamic education practised in northern Nigeria, where children are sent by their parents to live with and study Quranic education with a teacher. However, it is alleged that the children are reduced to a life of begging on the streets to survive. Kano is the third hardest-hit area by the virus in Nigeria, with 73 confirmed cases and one death.The Kano State government has said that the children have had their temperatures taken as they waited for buses to take them back to their villages.
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