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Female child labour in Nigeria refers to the high incidence in Nigeria of girls aged 5–14 who are involved in economic activities outside education and leisure. [1] The prevalence of female child labour in Nigeria is largely due to household economic status, [2] but other factors include: the educational status of parents, the presence of peer pressure, and high societal demand for domestic ...
Aisha Somtochukwu Yesufu [1] pronunciation ⓘ (born 12 December 1973), [2] is a Nigerian political activist and businesswoman. [3] [4] [5] She is the co-founder of #BringBackOurGirls movement, which brought attention to the abduction of over 200 girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria on the 14th of April, 2014, by the terrorist group Boko Haram.
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In a bid to improve female education in girls, the UNICEF initiated some projects in Nigeria. one of them is The Girls’ Education Project initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2004 between the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Kingdom Department for International Development. [80]
Glamour Girls is a two-part Nollywood film about independent single women embarking on their independence within Nigeria's traditionally patriarchal society through escorting. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film gained widespread popularity in Nigeria, [ 3 ] and starred Liz Benson , Ngozi Ikpelue , Eucharia Anunobi , Pat Attah, Ernest Obi, Zack Orji , and others.
Nigeria's underdevelopment regarding the status of their women, due to a long history of colonial exploitation and oppression, has brought about a distortion of Nigeria's economic, educational, religious, cultural, social, ideological and social orientations. [7] Nigeria has a long history of gender inequality and discrimination against women.
Females in Nigeria have a basic human right to be educated, and this right has been recognized since the year 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) [1] According to a report in 2014, female education has an important impact on the development of a stable, prosperous and healthy nation state resulting in active, productive and empowered citizens. [2]
Pages in category "Girls' schools in Nigeria" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.