Early Marriage, Poverty Major Obstacles To Girl-child Education — Govs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has identified early marriage, poverty, and other societal challenges as major impediments to girl-child education in the country.
Chairman of NGF and Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, disclosed this at the First International Conference on Girl Child Education in Nigeria, held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The NGF chairman, who was represented by the director-general (DG) of the Forum, Abdulateef Shittu, highlighted the issues in his welcome address.
He stated, “Practices such as early marriage, early childbearing,…
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