Governments in Nigeria have been urged to create a secure learning environment with safe spaces that will enhance learning among children, particularly the girl-child.
The Executive Director, Balm in Gilead Foundation for Sustainable Development, Ms Tumininu Adedeji, who said that education was the key to unlocking young people’s potential and building a better future for the communities, said, “Over the years, many girls in Ekiti State still face significant challenges accessing quality education and or are already dropped out of school”.
Adedeji spoke at a one-day Special Consultative Forum with a focus on factors affecting girl child education in Ekiti State, Nigeria organized in Ado Ekiti by BIGIF in collaboration with Ekiti State Ministry of Education and the World Bank under the AdolescentShe said that the challenges confronting the girl child’s education “can be cultural, social, economic or institutional and they ultimately limit the potential of girls to contribute to the development of their communities and the nation...
Also, stakeholders at the forum including the wife of Ekiti State Governor, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji; the Project Coordinator, AGILE, Mrs Yewande Adesuwa; and the Research Team Lead, Prof Christopher Oluwadare, urged Ekiti State Government to create moreRelated News
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