By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
House of Representatives has hinted at a plan to amend the UBE Act (2004) and accommodate free education for the girl child to the senior secondary school level.
The House made the via its Committees on Women in Parliament and Universal Basic Education (UBE) in a meeting with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and the Malala Fund on Monday in Abuja
The meeting was part of the activities to mark the 2021 International Women’s Day titled “Choose to Challenge.”
Chairman, House Committee on Women in Parliament, Rep. Taiwo Oluga who made the disclosure on free education for the girl child said legislative processes were already ongoing to realize the objective, adding that all hands were on deck.
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