THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is set to engage at least 1000 street children popularly known as Almajiris in various skills acquisition programmes. ICIR reports.

This was made known by the FCT Acting Director, Department of Social Welfare Services, Social Development Secretariat, Sabi Amar, on Thursday. Information Guide Nigeria

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Amar added that the training was geared towards achieving the goal set by President Muhammadu Buhari, to lift 100 million Nigerians out if poverty.

“The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, directed that as part of the presidential mandate to remove 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, we engage Almajiris on vocational skills training and education.

“That will make them to be self-reliant and ensure that they too become employers of labour, as beggars and Almajiris have nothing doing other than going round soliciting for what to eat,” Amar said. jamb results

He noted that 120 Almajiri children had already been engaged from Islamic schools around the city in various skills acquisition programmes.

“We moved round the city and identified some Islamic schools closer to the city, to start with.

“We were able to come out with 120 Almajiris and engage them in different skills acquisition, such as carpentry, shoe making and painting,” he said.

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