Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi, Emir of Yauri, Kebbi State, has advocated stakeholders’ collective support to promote Girl-Child Education in Nigeria. He stated this at an e-learning training programme organised for female students held at Makama Bawa Secondary School, Yauri on Thursday. Supreme reports that the training which drew female participants was organised by Nana Girls Initiative. […]
Dr Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi, Emir of Yauri, Kebbi State, has advocated stakeholders’ collective support to promote Girl-Child Education in Nigeria.
He stated this at an e-learning training programme organised for female students held at Makama Bawa Secondary School, Yauri on Thursday.
Supreme reports that the training which drew female participants was organised by Nana Girls Initiative.
The Emir, who was represented by Alhaji Aliyu Gado, Secretary of the emirate, said the call was necessary in view of the importance of girl-child education to national growth and development.
The emir commended the organisers for what the selfless service to the people of the emirate and urged other bodies to emulate the gesture.
He assured the readiness of the emirate council to support the organisers to enable them actualise their set goals and objectives.
The Guest Speaker, who is also the Walin Yauri, Alhaji Ahmed Wali, described the programme as first of its kind in the history of the emirate.
He observed that a better educated woman tended to be healthier and participated more in formal labour market, earned higher income and impacted positively on people’s lives.
Wali lauded the organisers for the effort and called on other organisations to emulate the good gesture for overall development of education in the emirate.
Earlier, the leader of the organisers, Alhaji Shehu Idris-Yauri, said the NGO had improvised e-learning for the female secondary school students that had no access to internet.
He said the programme was part of the Global Affairs Canada Funded Women Voice and Leadership Nigeria Project managed by Actionaid Nigeria.
Supreme reports that android phones were distributed to some participants who could not afford mobile phones.
Supreme also reports that about 60 students at each of the two designated learning centres were expected to benefit directly from the programme.
Some other 300 students were also projected to benefit through indirect contents sharing.
