FG reaffirms commitment to promoting girl-child education

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

The Federal Government has reiterated its committedness to advancing prime acquisition for the miss child, describing it arsenic a cornerstone of nationalist development.

Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Sai’d Ahmed, made this known connected Tuesday successful Abuja during an lawsuit marking the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC).

The celebration, organized by the Federal Ministry of Education successful collaboration with the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project and different improvement partners, highlighted ongoing efforts to adjacent sex gaps successful acquisition crossed the country.

Represented by the Director of the Senior Secondary Education Department, Mrs. Binta Abulkadir, Prof. Ahmed said the Ministry remains steadfast successful implementing the National Policy connected Gender successful Basic Education, which seeks to destruct disparities successful access, participation, and completion rates betwixt boys and girls successful basal education.

“The taxable of this year’s solemnisation aligns with our nationalist aspirations. As a nation, we person taken bold steps successful caller years to enactment the miss child, peculiarly successful the acquisition sector,” she stated.

According to her, the Federal Ministry of Education, moving with improvement partners, has made important advancement successful expanding entree to acquisition for girls done harmless learning spaces, assistance schemes, schoolhouse feeding programmes, and different forms of support.

“With the enactment of NGOs and stakeholders, we are ensuring that our schools are safe, inclusive, and empowering for each girls. We are besides strengthening gender-responsive acquisition policies and listening much to the voices of girls—encouraging their leadership, participation, and confidence,” she added.

Prof. Ahmed emphasized the increasing relation of girls successful nationalist development, describing them arsenic “society builders and leaders of change.”

“The epoch erstwhile the miss kid was undervalued is agelong gone. Today, the miss kid is simply a captious contributor to the family, community, and nation. I was delighted to spot caller exam reports showing that girls outperformed boys successful cardinal subjects specified arsenic English, Mathematics, Biology, Civic Education, and the Arts. This demonstrates that our girls are excelling and indispensable proceed to beryllium supported,” she said.

Also speaking, National Coordinator of the AGILE Project, Mrs. Amina Haruna, said this year’s solemnisation aims to galvanize planetary enactment and concern successful girls’ empowerment and leadership.

She called connected each stakeholders to intensify efforts successful addressing barriers that hinder girls’ progress—such arsenic gender-based violence, constricted acquisition opportunities, aboriginal marriage, and inadequate entree to healthcare.

“This time calls connected parents, leaders, educators, and communities to reaffirm their committedness to gathering a satellite wherever each miss is safe, educated, empowered, and celebrated,” Haruna said.

She encouraged girls to clasp assurance and self-belief, adding:

“Never uncertainty your worth. Your dependable matters and your beingness makes a difference. Stand tall, enactment focused, and proceed to shine—this is the connection we beforehand done the AGILE project.”

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