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  • CCF inspires girls on International Day of the Girl Child

    CCF inspires girls on International Day of the Girl Child

    As the world celebrated the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child, the Clare Cares Foundation (CCF) reaffirmed its commitment to empowering young girls through an impactful outreach held at Girls High School, Agege.

    The event, themed “The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Front Lines of Crisis,” brought together hundreds of excited students who engaged in sessions on leadership, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness.

    Guest speakers included Grecelda Hobson, who spoke on “Awake Your Giants”; Victoria Testimony, who discussed “Emotional Intelligence”; and Ngozi Ugochukwu, who delivered a session titled “Empowered to Live.”

    The programme, anchored by Eyinjuoluwa and Glowreesmiles, inspired the students to embrace confidence and take charge of their futures.

    “Every girl has a voice that can transform her world,” said Grecelda Hobson. “Leadership isn’t just about position; it’s about courage, empathy, and the determination to make things better.”

    One of the key highlights was a session on menstrual hygiene, where participants learned about maintaining personal hygiene and managing their health with dignity. As part of CCF’s ongoing Pad a Girl initiative, the foundation distributed sanitary pads to all students and members of the school management.

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    “Menstrual hygiene is a fundamental part of girls’ health and dignity,” noted Ngozi Ugochukwu. “By educating and equipping them, we’re breaking the silence around menstruation and helping girls stay in school.”

    The event ended on a joyful note, with students dancing and singing along to “I Am Unstoppable” by Sis, reflecting the spirit of confidence and resilience shared throughout the programme.

    A representative of the Clare Cares Foundation thanked the speakers, school management, and students for their participation, saying, “Empowering girls is key to building stronger communities. When girls are confident, informed, and supported, they don’t just change their stories — they change the world.”

    The Clare Cares Foundation continues to promote education, health, and empowerment among women and children through initiatives such as Feed 1000, Pad a Girl, Skills Acquisition, and Orphanage Partnership.

  • Kebbi First Lady becomes northeest ambassador of girl child education

    Kebbi First Lady becomes northeest ambassador of girl child education

    Sultan of Sokoto Decorates Kebbi First Lady as North West Ambassador of Girl Child Education

    The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has named Hajiya Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris, wife of Kebbi State Governor, as the North West Ambassador of Girl Child Education.

    The Centre for Islamic Studies at Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, had earlier honoired her with the prestigious title of Khadimatul Qur’an.

    According to a statement by the First Lady’s Press Secretary, Khadija Said, the ceremony took place in Birnin Kebbi over the weekend. 

    During the event, the Sultan commended Hajiya Zainab Nasare for her relentless efforts in advancing girl child education across the region.

    “The  Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment, AGILE, has acknowledged the performance of the First Lady, and resolved to confer the Ambassadorial status on her”, said the Sultan, who is  the Grand Patron of AGILE. 

    Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar who is also the President, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, extolled the outstanding contribution  and unwavering support to  education in KebbI State by the  First Lady and her efforts in returning the girl child back to school.

    “We are proud of you and  your activities in education”, 

    “We have monitored you keenly and  I believe you deserve the Ambassador for the Girl-Child education to champion the  cause of girl child education  anywhere you go to in  the north western part of the country”,

    “Make sure that our girls are back  to the classroom to pursue the acquisition of knowledge to any level they desire”, the Sultan remarked.

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    In a related development, the Governor’s Wife was conferred with the award of Khadimatul Qur’an  by the Musabaqah Foundation for Qur’anic Recitation of Nigeria, Centre For Islamic Studies, Usmanu Danfodio, University, Sokoto.

    “The award was presented to Hajiya Zainab at the closing ceremony of the 39th edition of the National Qur’an Recitation Competition, held at the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, hosted by the Kebbi State Government, under Governor Nasir Idris.

    “Performing the ceremony, the Vice Chancellor,   Professor Bashar Garba MFR,  expressed profound gratitude to Her Excellency for her steadfast dedication to promoting Islamic values throughout Kebbi State.

    “Professor Bashar Garba emphasized that the exemplary leadership of the First Lady has continued to inspire young women to pursue excellence in both religious and secular education.

    “Your Excellency, our Mother, your  laudable  endeavour has provided a strong foundation  for young minds  to embrace Qur’anic knowledge, enriching the spiritual fabric in the state”,

    “Your outstanding contribution  and unwavering support to the development of Qur’anic and Islamiyyah Schools  in Kebbi State and your effort in advancing the cause of Islam are tremendous”,

    “The University is highly appreciative of the dedication of Hajiya Zainab Nasare to the promotion of Islamic values throughout the state”, 

    “Your indispensable role  in uplifting the Ummah and preserving the  sanctity  of the Glorious Qur’an is sacrosanct”, the Vice Chancellor added.

    The Awardee, Hajiya Zainab Nasare expressed delight  and heartfelt appreciation to the organizers for such remarkable honour  done to her, reaffirming her commitment to prioritizing girl child education and  sustain support towards entrenching moral and spiritual values of Islam in the society.

  • ‘Why girl child must be grounded in tech’

    ‘Why girl child must be grounded in tech’

    Managing director, Future Software Resources Nig Ltd, Nkemdilim Begho has said the girl child stands the risk of losing out in work place if they  are not grounded in technology.

    Begho made this known as a keynote  address  at the girl child summit organised by HACEY. The summit had the  support of  Access Cooperation. It was  in commemoration of the International Girls Child day  in Lagos.

    The seasoned information technology professional, speaking  on the topic: empowering girls for a digital world,  ‘her future, her technology’ said there is need for the  girl child to embrace technology.

    According to her, alot of the jobs we see today will no longer exist in the future anymore, hence the need for the girl child to be grounded in technology.

    “Digital skills will be a foundation of whatever you do. You need to embrace it and know how to use it to navigate your future. In the world of today, technology is useful in any field or sector, in  Art,  Agriculture, securities, etc.”

    She told the girls  to always ensure there is technology on any chosen course of study.

    “As a girl child there  are lots of opportunities in technology. Like coding, data science, etc. They will be challenges, but passion, impact and possiblity will drive you into breaking barriers,”

    About the challenges faced by the girl child, she said: The biggest one starts at home.  Because their parents actually do not understand technology themselves, in their minds,  it’s for boys and a lot of times they enrol their boys in coding clubs than the girls while they ask their girls to go and do home economics,”

    “We need to make sure that as parents we play our roles that both our boys and girls are ready for the future because technology is going to be in every single field and the truth is the jobs that your kids are going to do,  do not exist yet,” she said

    Nkemdilim Begho hopes to see Nigeria move from technology consumers to become creator of technology.

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    Co-founder , HACEY, Isaiah Owolabi said, the goal of the summit is to focus on advancing the health and economic inclusion of young girls which helps to focus on the girl child thereby, letting the world know that they are the power of the society and the country, “most importantly, we want to make sure that we keep empowering the girl child with the right knowledge and skills to help them live to their full potentials,”he said.

    Also, Project Lead, Girl Child Summit, Mercy Chioma, said she is happy that girls are now exposed to opportunities like this and to know that they can be what they can be and there is no barrier as to where they can be and what they can achieve.

    According to him, It is important that we give girls a chance and expose them to this kind of opportunities,

    “Nigeria is growing we are now having organization emerged  that are particular about empowerment of girls because we need to break the obstacles that limits girls. Let them know that they can be better,”