The International Day of the Girl-child was meant to be a beacon of hope, illuminating the path toward a future where every girl has access to education, empowerment and equal opportunities.

A significant function of the education of the girl-child in Nigeria is that it offers her the opportunity to chart her destiny with the skills and information she acquired from basic education up ...

This adage summarizes the essence of education to the girl-child. Investing in girls'education transforms communities, countries and the entire world. Girls who receive an education are less ...

The excerpt and theme above are as apt for Nigeria as anywhere else with our legacy cultural lack of importance placed on girl child education exacerbated by socio-economic challenges, solutions ...

One area where the country still has a long way to go in gender equality, particularly when it comes to girl child education. The lack of access to education for girls in India is a pressing issue ...

He observed that if girl-child education is not prioritised in every corner of Africa, girl-child marriage would remain a cankerworm in the African continent. Dr. Eze Ihenetu noted that ...

The United Nations expressed "a great deal of sorrow" Friday over the continued ban on girls ... education in Taliban-led Afghanistan as the world body marked the International Day of the Girl Child.

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has advocated for more education for the girl child, saying the more the girl-child is educated, the more the cycle of poverty is broken in Nigeria.

For example, policies should address issues such as gender-based violence, child marriage and access to education and healthcare. These issues disproportionately affect marginalised girls and ...