Tag: Girl Child
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Empowerment for girl child is empowerment for all – Oborevwori
The Wife of the Delta Governor and Founder of ”You Matter Charity Foundation”, Mrs. Tobore Oborevwori, says empowerment for the girl child is empowerment for all. Speaking in Asaba on Tuesday as part of the activities to mark the commemoration
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International Girl’s Day: NGO calls for FG investment in girl child education and well being
The Sustainable Gender Action Initiative (SGAI), an Non-Government Organisation (NGO), has urged the Federal Government, states and non-state actors to review their
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How I vowed to support girl-child education after my sister dropped out of sch to marry -Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated again how he vowed to support girl -child education after his sister dropped out of school to marry. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Obasanjo declared that”woe betide anyone against the empowerment of the female gender. He also narrated how he resolve that the girl-child must be educated after his sister…
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My priority is to empower the girl child through sports – Madu replies NFF
Ex-Super Falcons player, Maureen Madu has said she wouldn’t want to be distracted by the number of games she played for the Super Falcons, saying her priority is to empower the girl child through sports. The ex-Falcon star was reacting to a statement released by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) crediting her with 52 official…
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Society blames marriage failure on girl-child- Toyin Abraham
Popular actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has stated that in Africa, the boy-child are not trained on how to do some basic house chores. The Alakada actress made this statement via her YouTube channel. According to her: “We don’t train the boy-child in Africa. Growing, my parents distributed house chores to everyone. Sometimes, I wash…
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Plateau Varsity to release 2 movies on girl-child discrimination
The Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, near Jos, is to release two movies aimed at widening conversation against girl-child discrimination. Dr Ossai Edward, Head of Department of Theatre Arts of the university, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Bokkos. Edward, who is the Supervisory Director of the two movies, said…
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Girl child empowerment: Groups advocate equal opportunities
The Queen’s College Old Girls Association has called for the creation of more opportunities for the girl child and the protection of her rights as a citizen. The association in conjunction with partners across other unity school alumni associations, made this known at a media parley put together to officially launch the Girl Force Movement…
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12m girls become child brides yearly – UNICEF
An estimated 12 million girls under 18 are getting married every year globally, according to new data from UNICEF released on Tuesday. The newly collated figures signal a 15 per cent drop in the last decade, from one in four to approximately one in five girls. UNICEF warned that if child marriage continues at the…
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Justice Nyesom-Wike makes case for girl-child education
Wife of the Rivers State Governor, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike has stated that girl-child education will lead to gender equality in the future. Speaking after the Thanksgiving Service to mark this year’s international women day at the Saint Peter’s Anglican Church in Rumuepirikom on Sunday, Justice Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike urged families to prioritise girl-child education.…