Poverty, Early Marriage Fuel Girls Dropouts in Kuje
By Halima Adisa Poverty, teenage pregnancy and early marriage have been identified as contributing factors to school dropouts among girls in Kayache community, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Programme Officer of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Yesmin Salako, disclosed this on Sunday, during an outreach programme in the community, […]
UNICEF Urges Parents To Fight Child Marriage, Invest In Girls
By Mardiyyah Abubakar Parents, traditional and community leaders, and other stakeholders have been urged to strengthen positive parenting and invest in the education, health and future of girls to help end child marriage in Bauchi and Gombe states. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) made the call on Thursday during an engagement in Gombe to […]