IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 9 NO. 3 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v9.no3.2023.pg125.133

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Nigeria’s Female Educational Development Crises under Recessive Economy; The Way Forward

Dr. Kabir Mohammed, Usman Mu’azu Alhassan

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Abstract

In any case, it is of relevance and worthy to note that for a proper understanding of the study entitled “Nigeria’s Female Educational Development Crises Under Recessive Economy; The way forward” it would be interesting to note that it is an intellectual attempt to highlight the meaning and examine the concept of “female education from gender point of view, purely for the liberation of women against the bondage of gender inequality. The subject matter of the write – up largely centers on the explored and examined obstacles militating against Girl-Child Education with reference to its situation in some Northern states in the 21stCentury.Both oral, published and unpublished sources were used in conducting the study. However, among the major causes of low level of enrolment and other impediments include, socio-economic, political and religious factors such as evolution of religious, economic and commercial ideologies of kidnapping, bargaining, ransom, activities of insurgencies, bandits, moral decadence, poverty, unemployment, failure of the parents and governments to reciprocate the gestures and unfortunate state of the parents and the Nigerian economies. The study found that it is very disheartening to highlight that fifteen Northern states are below average regarding the ratio of their girls in schools. The states are: Bauchi, Katsina, Benue, Jigawa, Adamawa, Niger, Sokoto and others, However, the study further shows that Katsina, Sokoto and Zamafara are as 23.6% of female enrolment. The international agencies, UK, Department for International Development in its commitment to support female education has as a result donated the sum of E25 million, Katsina, Sokoto, Benue, Borno, Niger and Jigawa are the beneficiaries, at the tail end, the study proffers the way forward

keywords:

Nigeria, Female, Educational, Crises, Recessive, Economy, Forward.

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Abdullah H. Al-Kathtamy (2003) Women’s Rights: A Historical Perspective (Saudi-Arabia,
Dar, Abdul-Rahman Press)Pp.1-40

Biden, Senator Joseph (1991) The U.S Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Violence Against
Women, Victims of the system (USA Government Press).

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