FG To Establish Special Schools For Married Women

The Federal Government is planning to establish special schools for girls and married women across Nigeria according to Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Jummai Al-hassan.

Alhassan disclosed during a working visit to Katsina state on official sensitization of women on Federal government social investment programmes, saying the school will serve the purpose of Adult education and literacy among the women.

She said the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu is already working on modalities to establish the schools which will address issues of women who ones went to school and drop out at a point due to one reason or the other.

Alhassan pleaded with the traditional leaders and men to allow their women to go to school saying a well informed woman is a well informed society. The Women Minister uged them to stop sending their female wards for street hawking saying it exposes them to danger of becoming irresponsible, early marriage which can lead to VVF where the female child is not ripe for marriage.