Equity in the Nigerian Education Sector: Problems and Opportunities

The problem of inequity affecting our education sector is a huge drawback to the country’s socio-economic development. Studies have shown that when women and girls have equitable access to education, poverty rates dramatically fall, less young people are unemployed, maternal and neonatal mortality significantly reduces, and economies experience sporadic growth. Thus, if Nigeria is to witness the transformative development it has sought for so long, we must begin by prioritising equitable opportunities for women and girls to learn and to teach.