Close Menu
GRASSROOTS PARROT
  • Home
  • News
    • Crime
    • Health
    • Education
    • Agric
    • Climate Report
    • Economy
    • Women Affairs
    • Special Reports
    • Africa
  • Investigations
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Environment
  • Sports
  • More
    • Entertainment
    • Opinions
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Trending
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp Telegram
GRASSROOTS PARROT
Subscribe
  • Home
  • News
    • Crime
    • Health
    • Education
    • Agric
    • Climate Report
    • Economy
    • Women Affairs
    • Special Reports
    • Africa
  • Investigations
  • Business

    Tinubu Signs Tax Reform Bills Into Law, Targets Investment and Revenue Growth

    June 26, 2025

    Tinubu Set To Sign Tax Reform Bills Into Law, Promises Fairer Economy For Nigerians

    June 26, 2025

    Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Give Strike Notice

    June 5, 2025

    Emir Sanusi Woos Foreign Investors, Assures Opportunities, Profit Margin In Nigeria

    May 8, 2025

    Dangote Accuses Oil ‘Cabal’ Of Sabotaging His $20B Refinery

    May 5, 2025
  • Politics

    Kwankwaso Reveals Conditions For Dumping NNPP To Rejoining APC

    September 19, 2025

    JUST IN: Tinubu Lifts Rivers’ Emergency Rule, Fubara Returns Thursday

    September 17, 2025

    El-Rufai Not My Mentor — Gov. Uba Sani Sets Record Straight

    September 8, 2025

    Tension In Kaduna As Police Seal ADC Office, Invite El-Rufai For Interrogation

    September 4, 2025

    Blow To PDP As APC Sweeps Rivers LG Polls

    August 31, 2025
  • Environment
  • Sports
  • More
    • Entertainment
    • Opinions
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Trending
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
GRASSROOTS PARROT
Home » Senate Proposes Jail Term For Parents Who Refuse To Enroll Children In School
Education

Senate Proposes Jail Term For Parents Who Refuse To Enroll Children In School

Editor IIIBy Editor IIIOctober 24, 2024
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Telegram
WhatsApp Image 2024 10 24 at 11.18.36 AM

The Nigerian Senate is considering an amendment to the 1999 Constitution that would impose a six-month jail term on parents who fail to enroll their children in school.

The proposal was put forward by Senator Usman Lawal Adamu, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education (Primary and Secondary), during a plenary session on Wednesday.

“We are proposing a six-month jail term for parents who refuse to send their children to school. We must come to terms with the fact that education is very key. It’s the solution to these criminalities that are happening,” Adamu stated.

READ ALSO: Almajiri Commission Vows To Return 10,000 Out-Of-School Children To Classroom By September

The move comes in response to the alarming number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, which Senate President Godswill Akpabio said stands at over 20 million.

Akpabio warned that this figure poses a significant threat to national security, describing the children as “potential bandits.”

“Twenty million out-of-school children is a timebomb for any country. They are potential bandits; they are a major danger. This is the root cause of insecurity in the country,” Akpabio emphasized.

Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin echoed similar concerns, highlighting the issue’s urgency, especially in northern Nigeria. “Out-of-school children are a serious problem. It is a kind of timebomb, and once it explodes, it will consume us, particularly the northern part of this country,” Jibrin remarked.

READ ALSO: Out-of-School Children Could Be Recruited By Boko Haram, Bandits- Obasanjo

Senator Simon Lalong called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to instruct state governors to address the crisis, given the substantial funds allocated to them for education.

The Senate concluded the session with a motion by Senator Seriake Dickson to hold a national summit aimed at tackling the out-of-school children problem.

The summit, which was seconded by Barau Jibrin, is expected to involve stakeholders from federal, state, and local governments, as well as civil society organizations. No date has been set for the event.

This proposed amendment, if passed, would mark a significant step in addressing the country’s educational challenges and improving school enrollment rates nationwide.

Share. Facebook Twitter Telegram WhatsApp

Related Posts

Deadly Explosion Rocks Defence Industries Corporation Factory In Kaduna

September 20, 2025

Newborn Found Inside Tricycle As Police Rescue Two Babies In Gombe

September 19, 2025

Kwankwaso Reveals Conditions For Dumping NNPP To Rejoining APC

September 19, 2025
Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

Latest Posts

Bribery Allegation: Kano Judicial Commission Sacks Worker, Demotes Court Registrar

February 10, 20251,081

Kano Govt Insists 6 p.m. to 6 a.m Curfew Remains Despite End of Hunger Protest

August 12, 20241,066

Kano Govt Clarifies Curfew Relaxation Amid Growing Rumours

August 4, 2024937

BREAKING: Kano Govt Suspends Curfew

August 12, 2024735
Don't Miss
News

Deadly Explosion Rocks Defence Industries Corporation Factory In Kaduna

By Editor IIISeptember 20, 2025

A powerful explosion on Saturday rocked the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) factory in…

Newborn Found Inside Tricycle As Police Rescue Two Babies In Gombe

September 19, 2025

Kwankwaso Reveals Conditions For Dumping NNPP To Rejoining APC

September 19, 2025

Kano Govt Shuts Six Private Schools Over Regulatory Breaches

September 18, 2025
Stay In Touch
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Telegram
  • WhatsApp
About Us

Grassroots Parrot is a community-oriented online news medium focusing on social justice issues and how they are affecting people in the rural areas. We adopt tripod approaches of investigative, developmental and solution journalism to unearth developmental challenges and hold authorities accountable on possible...

Email Us: info@grassrootsparrot.com
Contact: +2348060183014

Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp Telegram
Recent Posts

Deadly Explosion Rocks Defence Industries Corporation Factory In Kaduna

September 20, 2025

Newborn Found Inside Tricycle As Police Rescue Two Babies In Gombe

September 19, 2025

Kwankwaso Reveals Conditions For Dumping NNPP To Rejoining APC

September 19, 2025
Most Popular

Bribery Allegation: Kano Judicial Commission Sacks Worker, Demotes Court Registrar

February 10, 20251,081

Kano Govt Insists 6 p.m. to 6 a.m Curfew Remains Despite End of Hunger Protest

August 12, 20241,066

Kano Govt Clarifies Curfew Relaxation Amid Growing Rumours

August 4, 2024937
© 2025 GRASSROOTS PARROT
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

WhatsApp Share