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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]
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]
In 2020 she was invited to Singapore, where she delivered a speech on creativity and innovation in education in Nigeria. [4]As a Commissioner of Education, Salihu set plan after a sum of N86 million is approved by the state government to quarantine, provide feeding and repatriation of Almajirai pupils, [5] after other state governments have return them to their various states of origin. [6]
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra said that NEP 2020 will be implemented in phased manner. [70] The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma said that NEP 2020 will be implemented from 1 April 2022. [71] In April 2022, the UGC (University Grants Commission) approved simultaneous dual degrees, both in physical and online modes. [72]
Women in Nigeria face numerous challenges, including gender inequality, poverty, and a lack of access to education, healthcare and lack of participation in the political settings. [5] Despite these challenges, Nigerian women are making strides in all areas of life and are becoming increasingly empowered to take control of their lives and their ...
One of the primary ways in which there are gender disparities in education in West Africa are in the ratios of male to female participation: 43.6% of men have completed primary education as opposed to 35.4% of women, 6.0% of men have completed secondary education as opposed to 3.3% of women, and 0.7% of men have completed tertiary education as ...
Folashade set a programme to improve students in Computer Based Test (CBT), after a long lockdown of COVID-19 in Lagos State, the programme is set to improve about 1.5 million students across Lagos State and Nigeria. [5] She also ordered promotion of students of Lagos to next class by considering their continue assessment (CA Test). [6]
In Nigeria, the effect of women empowerment can be measured using indices such as education, literacy rate, employment, and leadership roles. [7] Lynne Featherstone has said that "High rates of maternal mortality and violence against women make Nigeria one of the toughest places in the world to be born a girl". [8]