The Nation Newspaper Nigeria ranks 123 in global gender inequality
The minister, who expressed worry about the current socio-economic status of Nigerian women, in comparison with their male counterparts, reiterated the urgent need for appropriate measures and policies to be put in place to address the “imbalance”.
The minister noted that “part of the issues that contribute to this gender inequality on economic status of Nigerian women is the present trend where some of the funds from development partners, such as the World Bank and UNICEF, are not properly channeled to change the status of vulnerable women and children”.
“She also revealed the ministry’s plan to acquire modernised rice milling machines that will de-stone, de-chaff, parboil to ensure increased rice production, which will ensure food sufficiency in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s policy thrust in the Renewed Hope Agenda on food security. “On the rate of out-of-school children in Nigeria, Ohanenye compared 2018 report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation of 10.
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