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Says $20bn invested in Africa in 2018 2019 marks a major point for Africa’s trade – Afreximbank President would support Nigeria and the rest Mathew Dadiya, Moscow
The Russian Prime Minister, Mr. Dmitry Medvedev, has said that the Republic of Russian Federation
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We’ll proscribe Almajiri system of education but… – Presidency Mathew Dadiya The abrogation of the Almajiri (Qur’anic learning system associated with begging on economic and religious grounds peculiar to some Northern states) system of education remains an objective but there is no immediate ban of it by the Buhari Administration, as widely reported by the media. The Presidency therefore, called for caution in responses to the pronouncements by President Muhammadu Buhari on free and compulsory basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age in Nigeria, during his speech on Thursday, June 20, at the inauguration of the National Economic Council (NEC). Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu on Friday stated that while the Buhari administration is committed to free and compulsory education as a long-term objective of bringing to an end, the phenomenon of out-of-school children, any necessary ban on Almajiri would follow due process and consultation with relevant authorities. The Federal Government said that it wants a situation where every child of primary school
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age is in school rather than begging on the streets during school hours. “At the same time, we don’t want to create panic or a backlash. “Reports that there are plans for massive arrest of parents are definitely out of place. Things have to be done the right and considerate way. “Free and compulsory primary school education is a requirement of the Nigerian constitution and any individual or group not in compliance with this is violating the law of the land and liable to be punished,” the government said. In his speech at the inauguration of NEC two days ago, President Buhari stated, without equivocation, that the country’s children have rights and must be given their due rights and protection under the law. “As many have stated in their views, the Almajiri phenomenon represents a security challenge and a scar on the face of Northern Nigeria,” the Presidency said. In that speech, the President said: “On education, I want to stress in particular the need to take very seriously and enforce very rigorously the statutory provisions on free and compulsory CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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