The United Nations Children and Education has said 58,121 female teachers are needed to bridge the gender parity in rural classrooms in Northern Nigeria.
Findings of the two studies were presented to stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday at the opening of a two-day dissemination workshop. Speaking at the workshop, UNICEF consultant, Noel Ihebuzor, said the federal government should employ more female teachers to improve access, retention and quality learning in schools.
Presenting the second research findings on, ‘Communication for Development Assessment in Basic Education in Nigeria,’ UNICEF C4D specialist, Ogu Enemaku, said the findings indicated that sometimes the presence of female teachers in school is a determining factor whether parents will send their children to school or not.
”If the quality of education is improved, it becomes an attraction for parents to send their children to school,” he said. The findings also indicated that with greater awareness on boosting teacher enrolment in schools, more girls in Northern Nigeria, who are inhibited educationally would get the opportunity to get educated.Meanwhile, the executive secretary of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education , Abba Haladu, said the issue that affects the girl-education and women participation need to be addressed.
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This is very critical to Nigeria's future! I fear for the high levels of illiteracy in the North. It's an I dication of what we should expect in the future!
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