Tag: GIRLS

Millions of women, girls suffering in silence, as sanitary pad prices soar

Aminu Imam
Sanitary pads

Over 37 million Nigerian women and girls face the grim reality of period poverty, unable to afford sanitary pads, according to former Minister of Women’s Affairs, Pauline Tallen. ?This dire situation has worsened due to skyrocketing prices, leaving many unable to work or attend school. According to a published report yesterday, which delved into the struggles of Nigerian women and girls coping with menstrual hygiene, the cost of sanitary pads has surged, with some brands now selling for as high as N2,980. Quoting a widow and mother of three teenage…

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University girls & the bitter truth

Aminu Imam

Fatima Dauda Kurfi Universities have traditionally been regarded as institutions where students acquire intellectual, moral, and character development, along with knowledge and various skills. However, in Nigeria, this longstanding tradition appears to be facing challenges. Students seem to have adopted a different agenda, with a preference for cheating in examinations rather than dedicating time to study. Additionally, there is a disturbing trend of involvement in illicit activities such as cultism, fashion, prostitution, night-clubbing, and watching pornography. Unfortunately, some female students view these activities as a means of livelihood. Aristo contends…

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Digital gadgets, virtual learning skills: EWEI empowers 50 girls in Kaduna

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Kaduna-based NGO, Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWEI) has empowered 50 adolescent girls with digital skills and access to virtual learning as supplementary education platform in Kaduna state. The founder and Programme Director, EWEI, Safiya Ibn-Garba said that the girls were empowered under the NGO’s Learning without Limit (LWL) project. Ibn-Garba said at the project’s closeout in Kaduna on Tuesday, that the 50 teenage girls were selected from eight public secondary schools in the state. She identified the schools as Government Girls Secondary (GSS) Kabala-Costain, GSS Babban Saura, GSS Rigachikun, GSS Television, GSS…

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