The Federal Government has unveiled a new National Policy for the Enhancement of Almajiri Education, prohibiting Almajiri learning centres from sending pupils to beg on the streets.
The policy introduces compulsory literacy, numeracy, digital education and vocational skills as part of efforts to reform the country’s traditional Qur’anic education system.
Recently approved under the Federal Ministry of Education, the policy also mandates the registration of all Almajiri learning centres, requires the biometric capture of learners, introduces nationally recognised certification for graduates and prescribes sanctions, including possible closure, for schools that violate its provisions.
According to the policy document, the reforms are aimed at ending the long-standing practice of street begging associated with the Almajiri system while integrating learners into Nigeria’s broader education framework without altering the religious identity of Qur’anic schools.
It stated, “No learner(s) shall be sent out to beg in the street or do menial jobs.”
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