Tag: girl child
IDG: Inner Wheel Club Gbagada-Ifako celebrates students in Lagos
The Inner Wheel Club of Gbagada-Ifako in Lagos State marked the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child on Friday with lectures and gifts...
Peter Obi advocates education as investment for girl child
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi has called for investment in education to unlock the full potential of a girl child.
Obi made...
UK, UBA Foundation, others raise £20m to support girl-education in developing...
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched a new global partnership with UBA Foundation and 10 other organisations to improve girls’ access to...
Folorunso Alakija, police celebrate girl child day
Businesswoman Folorunso Alakija on Monday marked the International Day of the Girl Child, calling for protection of the rights of girls.
Mrs Alakija, a preacher...
Do more for women and girl child, Fayemi’s wife tells Inner...
Ekiti State First Lady, Bisi Fayemi, has urged the national
body of the International Inner Wheel club in Nigeria to do more in the area...
Ambode’s wife joins campaign against female genital mutilation
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Bolanle Ambode, has urged parents and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to continue to voice their concerns, while governments...
Why return of Chibok girls is important to us – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to securing the release of the remaining abducted Chibok girls and sending...
Sokoto gets forum on child rights
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has inaugurated a 17-man advocacy and community engagement forum to promote child rights, survival, development and protection.
The inter-agency...
Vice principal, 3 others arrested for raping students, hawker
The police have arrested a vice principal in Nasarawa State suspected of raping his female student.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that three other...
Sokoto establishes agency for girl-child education
As part of renewed efforts to enhance access to education among females in Sokoto, the state government has announced the establishment of an agency...