Girl child education in nigeria pdf

The Perception of Parents towards Girl-Child Education in Adamawa State, Nigeria Haddabi Abubakar College of Continuing Education Adamawa State Polytechnic, Adamawa State, Nigeria Abstract he perception of parents towards girl-child education in Adamawa State Nigeria was examined. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the reason TODAY'S CHALLENGES FOR GIRLS' EDUCATION vii lean in with girls' and women's leadership by invest- ing in two initiatives that could go to scale in a short Education in Nigeria is a topic that is always on people's minds. In recent years, the situation with education has significantly improved, but there are still several issues with the girl child education. In this article, we will try to tackle the girl child education in Nigeria problems and prospects. In her comments, Hajia Buzuwa Umar - Chairperson, Education Committee, Federation of Muslim Women Association Nigeria (FOMWAN), Kebbi State Chapter, said the project has helped the communities. "The situation of the girl child education in the selected communities had been very poor. girl-child education in africa by professor grace chibiko offorma dean, faculty of education university of nigeria, nsukka keynote address presented at the conference of the Female education: A sociological analysis of girl-child education in Nigeria Accepted 22 November,2013 *Alabi, T. and Alabi O.S. Department of Sociology, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria *Corresponding Author. E-mail:luckytope4j@yahoo.co.uk The disparity in the education of male and female youths is a global issue What Works in Girls' Education in Ghana A critical review of the Ghanaian and international literature Prepared by Camfed Ghana For the Ministry of Education and the Girls' Education Unit, Ghana Education Service With support from DFID, Ghana January 2012 challenges facing the education of the girl child in kenya: a case study on experiences and views of girls in galole constituency of tana river county, kenya by mwanahamisi g. komora c50/61180/2013 a research project submitted to the university GIRLS' EDUCATION PROJECT (GEP) EVALUATION REPORT The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), DFID Nigeria & UNICEF Fatuma Chege, Jamiu Oluwatoyin Zakariya, Christiana Okojie, Omo Aregbeyen (Independent Consultants, UNICEF Nigeria) JUNE 2008 Contact person: Alice Akunga (Girls' Education Project Manager, UNICEF Nigeria) The girl child education also prepares her to face the reality in society and teaches her to be a good wife and mother. When she is educated, she realises the full potentials endowed in her; she discovers to be whoever and whatever she wants to be. With education, she would break the shell of ignorance and open that of self-discovery. Girls' education is a strategic development priority. Better educated women tend to be healthier, participate more in the formal labor market, earn higher incomes, have fewer children, marry at a later age, and enable better health care and education for their children, should they choose to become mothers. European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 2¦Issue 11¦2016 214 Bassey Ubong - INSECURITY AND GIRL-CHILD EDUCATION IN NIGERIA Insecurity and the Female Gender Miss Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan who was shot by Taliban gunmen on the way to school in 2012 and for her advocacy on girl-child education generally won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 2¦Issue 11