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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.
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Hon. Jabiru Abdullahi Encourages Nigerians to Embrace Eid Values of Sacrifice and Unity
By Joel Ajayi
The National Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer of AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria, Hon. Jabiru Salisu Abdullahi, has extended warm Sallah greetings to Muslims across the country as they celebrate Sallah
In a statement issued on Thursday by Ogwa Vivian Onyedibia, Senior Assistant on Media to the AUDA-NEPAD CEO, Hon. Abdullahi urged Nigerians to embrace the core values of sacrifice, unity, and compassion that define the season.
He emphasized that these principles are essential not only to the spiritual significance of the celebration but also to national development and peaceful coexistence.
“Eid is a time for reflection, sacrifice, and togetherness. As we celebrate, let us renew our commitment to building a more united, peaceful, and prosperous Nigeria,” he said.
Hon. Abdullahi expressed hope that the celebration would inspire a collective spirit among Nigerians and strengthen the bonds of love, empathy, and patriotism across communities.
He wished all Muslim faithful a joyous and fulfilling celebration, praying for continued peace and blessings upon the nation.
Barka da Sallah!
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