Girls

Iran held a mass funeral ceremony for 165 schoolgirls and staff killed on Saturday in what Iran has described as a United States-Israeli attack on a girls’ school in the southern city of Minab. The Israeli military has claimed it was not…
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 remains a permanent scar on his administration and personal life. Jonathan spoke on Friday in Abuja at the public presentation of ‘Scars: Nigeria’s…
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By Aisha Gambo At just 10 years old, Ladidi Mudi (not real name) wakes at 5:00 a.m. daily. But unlike children her age who prepare for school, her mornings begin with sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes in the home of a stranger she…
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The Federal Government and stakeholders have validated and adopted the first-ever National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM) to tackle challenges affecting women and girls. Minister of Women Affairs and Social…
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In Turawa, a densely populated community of about 13 kilometres away from Karaye town in Kano State, the educational dreams of many children, especially girls, are being cut short after Junior Secondary School. With an estimated population…
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The Kano State Ministry of Education, through the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative and Empowerment (AGILE) project, has engaged journalists to develop key messages on girls' education and to inaudate them about the project's objectives. …
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By Fa'izatu Aliyu Doma Violence against women and girls is fast assuming the magnitude of a global pandemic. In other words,  it is a crisis that transcends borders, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.  According to the United…
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A Non-Governmental Organization, the Participatory Communication for Gender Development (PAGED) Initiative, has called on parents to support girls’ enrollment and retention in schools. PAGED Initiative Program Director, Ummi Bukar made…
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Kano state Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf has flagged-off the distribution of ATM cards for conditional cash transfer totalling N917m to 45,850 girls under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) program.…
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Bauchi State on Saturday moved to vaccinate girls in the state against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). It plans to target girls between the ages of nine years and 14 years as HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. The…
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