Tag: Girl-child Education
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Malala Fund calls for action as distance-learning measures fail girls in Nigeria
Malala Fund Education champions in Nigeria has launched a report, Girls’ Education and COVID-19 in Nigeria, revealing new data that girls in Nigeria faced distinct gendered impacts during the pandemic, with over 50% of girls receiving no help to continue education during school closures. The report which analyses survey data collected from 2,253 respondents in…
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FCT minister harps on girl child education [Photos]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has emphasized the importance of the girl child education, just as he stressed that the education of the girl child has been proven to be critical for the advancement of any nation. The Minister who made this statement to mark the celebration of 2019 International…
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200 girls to study medicine abroad under Sokoto govt. sponsorship
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says his administration has concluded plans to send 200 students to India and other countries to study medicine. Gov. Tambuwal made the disclosure in Sokoto on Monday night at a media parley to commemorate the 2017 Democracy Day. The governor said majority of those to be sponsored would be…