FG, UNICEF, others partner to enroll 1.5 million northern girls in school To ensure the transformation and development of the girl child, the Federal Ministry of Education, Foreign Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, together with the United Nations Children’s Fund have partnered to sponsor the education of 1.5 million girls in northern Nigeria. The three parties also implemented the Girls’ Education Programme Phase 3 (GEP3) across Katsina, Kano, Niger, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Bauchi States between 2012 and 2022, in response to the low levels of participation of girls in schooling. According...