Nigerian minister seeks gender mainstreaming in new education roadmap

The Nigerian Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has stressed the need for gender mainstreaming to foster a more inclusive and balanced education sector in the country.

Mr Sununu said this on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at a one-day national stakeholders’ workshops on the development of a roadmap for the nation’s education sector.

The minister said achieving gender mainstreaming in the education sector will significantly address the growing concern for the nation’s development. He highlighted the urgent need for revitalising education in Nigeria.