6.2 million Nigerian girls out of school

No fewer than 6.2 million girls are out of school in Nigeria, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Nyesom Wike has said.

The minister made the statement at a one-day interactive meeting with stakeholders on girl-child education in Gusau, saying the figure represented 62 per cent of school age girls nationwide.



According to him, recent imbalance in enrolment figures of girls when compared to those of boys is about 10 per cent in the south and 40 per cent in the north of the country.

The minister said an estimated 10 million Nigerian children of primary school age were not enrolled in primary schools because of some challenges.

Such challenges include the lack of political commitment, poor planning and management as well as gender blind curriculum, he said.

Others are skewed female-male teacher ratio, segxwal harassment of girls, poverty and erroneous interpretation of religious teachings.

Wike said the fight against gender disparity should be the concern of all well-meaning Nigerians so that the country could attain the 2015 goal of Education For All.

He said the Federal Ministry of Education had continued to encourage partnership with states, local governments, international donor agencies and non-governmental organisations in efforts to remove hindrances to access to education.

The minister said the ministry had created more access to education for girls through the reduction of the gender gap, enhancement of the learning environment and establishment of culturally centered educational models.

The meeting was attended by the executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Modibbo Mohammed, as well as UBEC officials from Zamfara, Kano, Kebbi and Sokoto states and traditional rulers.

Posted: at 16-06-2012 12:01 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

Why particularize on the girls? Hw many Nigerian boys are out of school? I know the figure will be frightening. The govt. needs to act fast b4 it gets out of hand.

Posted: at 16-06-2012 03:50 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

some people go just pick figures like bread and butter....i no gree with this report

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Posted: at 16-06-2012 05:12 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

all of them don enta abroad go hussle. if dem reach dere dem go claim benin take chop asylum.....na boiz even plenty pass galz seff.
yet, 9ja govt no won do anytin put, dem dey send dia children go study 4 abroad...by d grace of almighty God, those una children go turn tout 4 abroad 4 wetin una don cause poor masses...

Posted: at 16-06-2012 05:51 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 16-06-2012 06:42 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

SO SHALL IT BE

Posted: at 16-06-2012 07:15 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

So what do you decided to do about it now, minister of Cambridge

Posted: at 16-06-2012 07:29 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

this is serious

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Posted: at 16-06-2012 07:43 PM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

passing speedily

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Posted: at 16-06-2012 09:11 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

  if 6.2million are only girls,then hw many ar we in nigeria?poster ar u sure ur research is accurate.

Posted: at 16-06-2012 10:24 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie