Federal Government Urges States to Own Girl-Child Empowerment for Education Equity

The Federal Government is calling on states to take responsibility for girl-child empowerment initiatives, emphasizing the need for gender equity in Nigeria's education system. Prof.

Suwaiba Ahmad highlighted the importance of every state and community becoming exemplary in empowering girls. The Luminah 2030 program aims to empower one million underserved girls and women by 2030.

Hajia Aisha Garba assured that the initiative is not just a program but a national movement to provide education, vocational skills, and digital literacy to girls. The goal is to institutionalize programs and interventions to support girls' education.