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The spate of poverty and biting economic hardship in the country has assumed an alarming proportion. The masses are crying blue murder that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is responsible for the woe, but in this interview, a member of the House of Representatives for Irewole, Ayedaade and Isakan constituency of Osun State, Taiwo Oluga, absolves the president of blame and suggests ways out of the plight.
It is obvious that poverty and hardship in the country are on the increase. The citizenry, particularly the poor masses, are lamenting that it is biting harder and blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for the situation. What is your take?
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Grace Edema
Published 12 March 2021
Two committees of the House of Representatives have reiterated their commitment to amending the Universal Basic Education Act 2004 towards ensuring free, safe and quality girls’ education up to the secondary school level.
The House Committees on Women in Parliament and Basic Education made the pledge during an event to commemorate the 2021 International Women’s Day on Monday in Abuja. The event was organised by Malala Fund and its Education Champions, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre and the #AmendUBEAct Coalition.
Highlighting the need for gender-responsive education policies in Nigeria, Chair, House Committee on Women in Parliament, Taiwo Oluga, said women made up about 100 million of the country’s 200 million population, hence, the need to educate and empower women towards contributing to the nation’s development.
The Legal Defence and Assistance Project (a coalition partner to Advance Gender Equality) has demanded removing ‘he’ and ‘chairman’ from the Nigerian Constitution to reflect gender equality.
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