Mr Sani said, “Primary education is where the foundations are laid. It is where a child learns to read, write, count, reason and relate with others.”
Dahiru Hamma, the council chairman, said the initiative was meant to complement Governor Babagana Zulum’s efforts to improve the education sector.
The group said some beneficiaries were displaced persons whose parents had lost their livelihoods, while others were children of widows who could not afford to send them to school.
Several European countries, including France and Belgium, already banned face coverings in public places. Italy’s plans came after several related initiatives in recent months.
Mr Ajaero said the NLC endorsed protests against concessioning King’s College and other unity colleges.
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria directed its members in federal unity colleges to continue the ongoing strike against the proposed concession of King’s College.
Mr Mohammed said the state had eight boarding primary schools specifically established for Almajiri pupils.
According to the vice chancellor, UNIOSUN has strengthened its academic programmes, research.
Mr Odeh said some NCE holders had left teaching because of frustration over career progression.
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) spent N1.48 billion to rehabilitate Government Science Secondary School, Koton-Karfe, Kogi State.
