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Women's education is one of the critical issues in northern Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (2013) while observing National average reviewed a survey which reflected that 40.4% females as against 29.5% males have never attended school (NPC/RTI, 2014).
IMPACT ON GIRLS. Violations of girls’ right to education and increased risk of child marriage, early childbearing, gender-based. lence and discrimination, and poor health outc. Poor learning and skills development outcomes.
After 10 years of implementation, FCDO’s longest running and biggest investment in girls’ education ($109m) globally, brought 1.5 million girls into school in Northern Nigeria, closed the gender gap and improved learning.
Malala visits Nigeria to draw attention to education crisis. Three million children in the northeast are in need of support to keep learning. School-girls Nobel Peace Prize winner and international education activist Malala Yousafzai met this week with young girls displaced by the Boko Haram crisis.
This article focuses on the theme of girls’ education in Nigeria: the challenges and importance thereof. Barriers to education. Nigeria, with an estimated population of 206 million [1] has approximately 14 million out of school children, making it the highest number in the world. [2] Girls make up 60% of this number. [3]
Even under what some may describe as normal conditions, girls in Nigeria face a distinctive set of barriers to formal education at all levels. Nearly 2 out of 3 (about 6.34 million) of the...
Specifically, the study sought to determine the degree of women access to education, ascertain the impact of women education on socio-economic development and determine the factors that constitute barriers to women education in Nigeria.
This paper is focused on women education in Nigeria. It traces the genesis of western education in Nigeria and bias that existed from the traditional Nigerian society against women...
Women Empowerment Through Education embodies the transformative power of education when coupled with a holistic approach. By addressing not only academic needs but also personal growth, health care and social issues, this organization is shaping a brighter future for Nigerian girls.
Explore the state of girls’ education and education policies in Nigeria.