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How Jigawa is building on derided federal initiative to address almajiri challenge

NigeriaNov 1, 2026, 5:28 PM
How Jigawa is building on derided federal initiative to address almajiri challenge
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PUBLISHEDNov 1, 2026, 5:28 PM
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When former President Goodluck Jonathan introduced modern Tsangaya schools in 2012 to absorb out-of-school children—commonly referred to as 'Almajirai'—across northern Nigeria, Alaramma Illiyasu was among conservative Islamic clerics who fiercely rejected the initiative, suspecting it would undermine Islamic education.

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