DGC: Osun NAWOJ demands greater investment in girls’ education, health, protection

 The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Osun State Chapter, has called connected the government, accepted institutions, parents and different stakeholders to summation concern successful the education, wellness and extortion of the miss child.

The relation made the telephone successful a connection issued to commemorate the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child, with the taxable “Girls’ Vision for the Future”.

The connection was signed by the Osun NAWOJ Chairperson, Abisola Ariwodola, and the Secretary, Oluwaranti Ojewumi, connected Sunday.

NAWOJ described the miss kid arsenic the instauration of each society, noting that her advancement straight influences the improvement of families, communities and the nation.

The relation acknowledged advancement successful girls’ acquisition and empowerment successful Osun State but identified teenage pregnancy, kid marriage, gender-based violence, out-of-school girls and integer exclusion arsenic challenges limiting their potential.

“As women journalists, we spot regular however the dreams of galore girls are chopped abbreviated by poverty, taste barriers and deficiency of entree to opportunities.

“The aboriginal we each envision for Osun and Nigeria cannot beryllium achieved if we proceed to permission the miss kid behind,” it added.

The relation urged the authorities to summation backing for girls’ acquisition from superior to tertiary levels, with peculiar accent connected science, technology, engi...