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Niger Govt. Approves N86m For Repatriation, Quarantine Of Almajiri Pupils

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July 2, 2020
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Niger Govt. Approves N86m For Repatriation, Quarantine Of Almajiri Pupils

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The Niger state government has approved N86 million for quarantine, feeding and repatriation of almajiri pupils to their various states of origin.Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, the state Commissioner for Education, said this at a news conference in Minna on Thursday.

She said the approval was given during the weekly Executive Council meeting.

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She said that it was in line with the Northern Governors Forum’s decision that all state governments should return almajiri pupils to their various states as parts of measure to contain the spread of Coronavirus.

Salihu said that 86 almajiri pupils were returned and reunited with their parents in the first phase.

The commissioner added that 557 almajiri pupils out of 708 were taken back to their states during the second phase of repatriation.

She said that 139 of them from the state were reunited with their families through the Niger State Child Rights Protection Agency, while 12 were foreigners and two could not identify their states of origin.

On the reopening of schools in the state, the commissioner said the ministry held two critical stakeholders meetings to review COVID-19 responses and guideline implementation.

READ ALSO: Adamawa Begins Repatriation Of 400 Almajirai To Gombe, others

She said that the meetings were to come up with recommendations in line with the Presidential Task Force and Federal Ministry of Education guidelines on COVID-19 on the reopening of schools.

“If schools must be reopened, we must first consider the health of the students and the teachers.

“For now, we cannot give a tentative date for reopening of schools until all the recommendations are put in place,” she said.

Salihu said that the state government was doing its best to ensure the protection of lives of children.

Also, Mr. Danmalam Nasara, the state’s Commissioner for Justice, said that the council approved two bills which included, the bill for creation of Niger State Traffic Management Agency and the bill to amend Child Rights Law, 2010.

Nasara said that the bills were to enforce traffic rules and regulations and to give the Child Rights Protection Agency a legal backing to operates in protecting the rights of children.

He added that the two bills would be sent to the legislature for consideration and passage.

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