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Katsina State has recorded no fewer than 536,132 out-of-school children, according to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) statistics.<\/div>\n
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\nMr Muntaka Mukhtar, Education Specialist, United Nations Children\u2019s Fund (UNICEF), Kano Field Office, made this known on Wednesday in Katsina at a media dialogue on Girl\u2019s Education Project (GEP-3), organised for journalists drawn from Abuja, Kano and Katsina States.<\/p>\n

He said that Nigeria was one of the five countries with high rate of out-of-school children, adding that Katsina State recorded 536,132 out-of-school children in the country.<\/p>\n

” And also contributing to their communities and the world,\u201d Mukhtar said.<\/p>\n

He said the identified gaps in equalizing school attendance between boys and girls, and common gender norms continue to put girls at disadvantage, leading to school drop out at higher rate.<\/p>\n

According to him, the trend makes parents to prioritize the education of boys over girls as well as encouraged child marriage.<\/p>\n

Every day, girls face barriers to education caused by poverty, cultural norms, poor infrastructure, violence and fragility.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn prioritizing education for girls, better educated women tend to be more informed about nutrition and health have fewer children and marry at a later age.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducated girls are better equipped to become healthier, more prosperous adults, with smaller families and children who are less at risk of illness and death and more likely to succeed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On empowerment, Mukhtar said women with primary education earned between 14 and 19 per cent higher than those with no education while those with secondary education earned twice more.<\/p>\n

\u201cChild marriage and early childbearing, virtually eliminate child marriage and holds the potential to reduce by 75 per cent, the risk of early childbearing for women.<\/p>\n

\u201cHealth, nutrition and well being increase women\u2019s knowledge of HIV\/AIDS, and also empower them to make decisions about their own healthcare.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also improve their sense of psychological well being, reduce risk of partner violence, under five mortality and malnutrition among children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The exercise is being organised by the Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in collaboration with UNICEF and the Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) UK Office.<\/p>\n

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