Indian Envoy Donates To Abuja Girls’ School

New Indian High Commissioner- Designate to Nigeria, Amb Abhishek Singh, has donated implicit 2,000 acquisition packs to the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse successful the Federal Capital Territory to people the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child.

The event, which was the archetypal for the Indian envoy since helium arrived Nigeria, according to the High Commission, reaffirms India’s committedness to beforehand sex equality, women empowerment and women -led improvement some successful India and globally.

Amb Singh noted that the motion was portion of his broader effort to further fortify people-to-people ties.

“In enactment with the United Nations’ taxable for the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child, this year’s solemnisation underscores the value of investing successful girls’ rights and opportunities for a amended and much equitable future,” the envoy said.

He highlighted India’s maturation communicative arsenic the 4th largest system and the expanding publication of women successful each sectors, including women successful powerfulness arsenic leaders promote young girls to imagination large and enactment hard to execute their aspirations.

The envoy quoted Indian Prime Minister Modi as  saying, “When a miss rises, a household grows and a federation shines,” adjacent arsenic helium disclosed that women’s workforce information complaint grew from 22% successful 2017–18 to 40.3% successful 2023–24 successful India. He added that women presently lend 18% to India’s GDP, with this publication steadily increasing.

The precocious commissioner acknowledged the captious relation of girls successful shaping inclusive societies, emphasising the request to put successful their health, acquisition and wide well-being and extended  gratitude to section authorities and Indian companies successful Nigeria that partnered to marque the lawsuit a success.

Director of FCT Education Board, Dr. Mohammed Sani Ladan, commended the precocious commissioner for his gesture, saying, “this shows however important the miss kid is, “adding that it is an denotation that girls tin beryllium dependable and reliable successful immoderate career.”

Also speaking, the School’s principal, Dr. Fatima Mohammed appreciated the High Commissioner for the benignant gesture, adding that it is simply a testament to however India values girl-child education.