Minister urges collaborative effort to address out-of-school children, strikes

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has expressed his concern about the issue of out-of-school children and frequent university strikes in the country, describing it as a national scourge.

Speaking about the issue during a courtesy visit to the governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri on Thursday at the Government House, Yola, he said the government was taking a very robust approach to tackle the problem with a focus on stopping the source and addressing what was on the ground.

He also said the government was taking a very robust approach to tackle the problem of out-of-school children and ensure that the education system was stable, functional and accessible to all.

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Also speaking, Governor Fintiri informed the minister that his administration had made significant progress in tackling the issue of out-of-school children and the Almajiri syndrome, as well as implementing reforms in the education sector.