Stakeholders in Bauchi State have urged the state government to prioritise gender-responsive education financing in the 2026 budget to promote inclusive learning opportunities for girls. The call was made on Tuesday at the Girls’ Budget Townhall themed “Our Voices, Our Budget: Girls Speak for Inclusive Education 2026,” organised by the Young Leaders Network (YLN) in
The United Nations (UN) in Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to partner with the Malala Fund in advancing the right to education and addressing barriers that keep millions of children, particularly girls, out of school. The reaffirmation was made during a strategic engagement in Abuja with Nobel Laureate and co-founder of the Malala Fund, Malala
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has arrived in Abuja for a meeting of the Malala Fund’s Board of Directors, with a focus on strengthening efforts to keep Nigerian girls in school. The activist, who co-founded the Malala Fund after surviving a Taliban attack in Pakistan in 2012, will meet government officials, civil society leaders and girl
For the people of Dutsen Bakoshi in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State, water is not just a daily need — it is a burden that has shaped their way of life for many years. The community of over 40,000 people depends largely on seasonal earth dams. Once the rainy season ends, the struggle
The wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Fatima Aliyu, has launched the disbursement of cash support to 41,821 female students under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project. The initiative, unveiled on Thursday, is part of a Conditional Cash Transfer programme aimed at tackling economic barriers to girl-child education in the
German multinational company Merck KGaA has announced its commitment to enhancing girls’ education and healthcare in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. The educational and healthcare initiative, undertaken through the company’s philanthropic arm, the Merck Foundation, was made at the 7th Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI) Summit 2025. The organisation announced new scholarships for
Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced that the Alternative High School for Girls in Osogbo will officially begin academic activities on September 22, 2025, as schools across the state resume for the first term. The school, built by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and handed over to the state government in December 2024, is designed
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) says it has completed 19 projects aimed at improving education for girls in Zamfara State. State Coordinator, Hajjiya Sa’adatu AbduGusau, announced the progress in Gusau on Sunday while presenting the programme’s fact sheet for August 2024 to July 2025. She noted that although AGILE began late
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has re-enrolled girls who initially dropped out of school in Sokoto. Speaking about the re-enrolment, Hon Abubakar Abud Amanawa, the School Based Management Committee Chairman of Denge-Shuni Local Government and Special Adviser on Industrial Development, said, “Our girls, once out of school, are now back in the classrooms, and
Children at Rupetta Academy made history by playing chess in a swimming pool, creating a unique aquatic chess experience to celebrate World Chess Day 2025, themed: “Every Move Counts.” This innovative event, held at the academy’s facilities in Abuja, saw young chess enthusiasts from the Rupetta Academy Chess Club take the ancient game to extraordinary
