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EDUCATION FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

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  Women and girls in Nigeria have had various challenges in order to obtain equal education in all forms of formal education in Nigeria. Education is a basic human right and has been recognized as such since the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights. A positive correlation exists between the enrolment of girls in primary school and the gross national product and increase of life expectancy. Because of this correlation, enrolment in schools represents the largest component of the investment in human capital in any society. Rapid socio-economic development of a nation has been observed to depend on the calibre of women and their education in that country. Education bestows on women a disposition for a lifelong acquisition of knowledge, values, attitudes, competence and skills. To achieve academic landmarks for our female youths in rural communities who are not privileged to access quality education and are at the verge of sitting for external exams, GBME team, spo

WOMENS' EMPOWERMENT IN NIGERIA

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  Women's empowerment is a critical aspect of achieving gender equality. It includes increasing a woman's self-worth, her decision-making power, her access to opportunities and resources, her power and control over her own life and her ability to effect a change in her society. Female empowerment in Nigeria  is an economic process that involves empowering Nigerian women as a poverty reduction measure. Empowerment is the development of women in term of politics, social and economic strength in nation development. It is also a way of reducing women's vulnerability and dependency in all spheres of life. It can be noted that the aggregate of educational, political, health and legal empowerment are key to women's empowerment in Nigeria. Like many African women, Nigerian women have a subordinate role to their male counterparts. There are twice as many women below the poverty line than men, and up to 19 times as many men in executive positions than women.  When equal oppor