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Youth Ministry, AGILE Project Intensifies Effort towards Empowering Girl-Child
Joel Ajayi
Federal Ministry of Youth Development and Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment AGILE Project has intensified to ensure that the girls-child do not suffer extremely in poor and vulnerable households but rather give them quality education to give them better future.
The Minister of Youth Development Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim gave this hint on Thursday in Abuja when the AGILE Project Coordinator led her delegation during a courtesy visit on collaboration to improve the life of every girl child in the country.
The AGILE project was launched in 2023 to increase access to secondary education among marginalized adolescent girls in Nigeria.
While speaking the Minister said: “The challenges faced by the girl child are numerous ranging from gender bias, lack of education, culturally imbibed malpractices, human trafficking, child marriage, poor health and sanitation amongst others.
“That is why the government is working hard to address these challenges through innovative efforts and by working with other partners who are passionate about these issues.”
While speaking on the ministry’s readiness to support the girl’s child education, Dr Bio Ibrahim said the government is ready to support any project that is meant for the lifting of youth in the country.
Speaking earlier, the Director/National Coordinator of AGILE Project Amina Buba Haruna said that girl education constitutes the future of Nigeria and there is a need to nurture it to its growth.
She said that they are not only taking the girl’s child out of the street but also creating an enabling environment for all the less privileged ones.
Mrs Haruna expressed that educating adolescent girls is one of the primary approaches to addressing the challenges of development in the country.
She said that the project has 18 participating states adding that the project is 5 years, as the 2028 closing date for the project.
Health
Ultimate Health HMO appoints 2 directors
Ultimate Health Services (UHS), a Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO), has announced the appointment of Tosin Adefeko and Bolajoko Abiola-Odunowo as directors to its board to strengthen capacity and functionality.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UHS, Mr Lekan Ewenla, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ewenla said that the appointments, made by the HMO’s Board of Directors and shareholders, were in line with global corporate governance and best practices.
He said that it was also a reflection of the organisation’s ongoing commitment to enhancing diversity and empowering women in leadership positions within the organised private sector.
“The appointments of Adefeko and Abiola-Odunowo are in-line with the organisation’s commitment to promoting gender inclusivity.
“It is also in accordance with the global agenda for gender inclusiveness in the corporate world and political appointments,” he said.
Ewenla added that the appointments were intentionally done to enhance the organisation’s growth focusing on private and informal sectors, various groups and associations in the country.
He said that enrolment into the health insurance programme is now mandatory for all Nigerians and legal residents.
Ewenla described Adefeko as a corporate executive and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience.
“She has successfully led businesses and delivered impressive results in the financial services, print and broadcast media, marketing and communication industries.
“Adefeko is passionate about gender inclusion, equity, and female empowerment.
“She is an active member of Women in Managing Business; has served in several committees and chaired the communications committee for the annual conferences for three years,” he said.
The managing director equally described Abiola-Odunowo as a distinguished business executive with a multi-faceted career spanning over three decades in finance, law, and logistics.
He said that she would bring a unique combination of financial and legal expertise, and strategic business development into the board of Ultimate Health HMO.
“Abiola-Odunowo has vast experience in treasury management and financial analysis, with a strong understanding of financial operations and risk management.
“She has expertise in oil and gas, real estate, and environmental law, with a special focus on regulatory compliance and legal frameworks within complex industries,” Ewenla added.
NAN
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