Some tribes value education, and some others don't, and this inequality exists particularly between the southern and northern parts of the country. Despite decades of national investment in education, ...

The Director-General of the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance, Dr Sulaimon Ogunmuyiwa, has called on patents to pay attention to the girl-child.This is as he cautioned young women ...

Through a portfolio of projects – AGILE, NFWP, IMPACT, ANRiN, NASSP-SU, and NG-CARES – the International Development Association (IDA) is empowering adolescents and women, driving Nigeria’s human ...

The Malala Fund has unveiled an ambitious $50 million global strategy aimed at transforming girls’ access to education, with Nigeria positioned as a key focus country. The new plan, titled ...

When we trace our history, we find that Nigerian women have never waited for permission to shape the world around them. Long before they were allowed to vote or hold formal power, they organised, ...

There are weddings you attend for the couple, and weddings you attend for the room. Last week I attended one of the latter. The occasion was beautiful, but I confess I greeted neither bride nor groom ...