16 September 2026

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Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers Raise Alarm Over Out-of-School Children, Insecurity
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Northern Governors, Traditional Rulers Raise Alarm Over Out-of-School Children, Insecurity

Northern governors and traditional rulers have sounded the alarm over the rising number of out-of-school children in the region, warning that the trend seriously threatens national development and social stability.  According to Ismail Uba Misilli, Director-General of Press Affairs at Gombe State Government House, leaders from the 19 northern states met in Kaduna to address

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North-East Governors Unveil Plan to Integrate Almajiris into Formal Education as Part of Security and Development Strategy

Governors of the North-East region have announced plans to integrate Almajiris and out-of-school children into the formal education system. The initiative forms part of a broader effort to curb insecurity and revive the education sector, which has suffered dramatically due to more than a decade of Boko Haram insurgency. At the 11th North East Governors’

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Dickson: Neglecting Education Fuels Nigeria’s Insecurity

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has linked Nigeria’s deepening insecurity to decades of poor investment in education.  Speaking at the inaugural public lecture of the Forum of Nigeria Polytechnics Alumni Associations (FONPAA) in Abuja, the former Governor of Bayelsa State said the rise in militancy, banditry, and youth crime stems from widespread educational neglect. Dickson, who

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