STANDING UP FOR INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT

 Women's rights and gender equality has been an issue of global importance for years now. But much has not been done in regards to the upliftment of women to top leadership positions in political governance, and in the fair distribution of leadership positions among these two genders all over the world. Women being the opposite gender to the men has been glamouring for gender equality in all spheres of life and in different field of endeavours. Women activists and women in leadership positions from all over the world have been agitating for gender equality and the rights of the women. This burning issues has been at the centre of global spotlight for years now and notable women leaders from around the world have been fighting for the total emancipation of the women by advocating for gender equality. Women's rights and gender equality has been at the front burner at the United nations summits and also at global leaders summits(G20). From time immemorial, women have been playing

 The internet is a global social space for interaction and a platform where people from diverse social backgrounds used as a medium to communicate, make friends, build relationships with people across borders, and engage in business enterprises for a scale up and visibility. In our digitally connected environment, we can see what is happening around the world in a moment notice. This social space has enable hundred of millions of people globally to sit at the comfort of their homes and offices to interact with the global audience around the world with ease. Citizens all over the world have found this social space as a veritable platform to express their opinions, views and perspectives bordering on issues as it affects them. Civil society organizations (CSOs) and human rights defenders all over the world have used the open internet space to advocate, engaged and demand for social justice, good governance, accountability and probity in governance and also to hold their governments and p

 In late 2019, corona virus which is popularly known as covid-19 was discovered in the city of Wuhan, China, and later on the whole world experienced a global pandemic which emanates from this part of the world and then transcends across borders with negative health conditions which resulted in millions of death across the six continents of the world.On 30th January 2020 covid-19 was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHIE) by world health organization (WHO) with an official death toll of over 3million people in 2020. The waves of covid-19 pandemic disrupts economic activities across the world with poorer nations bearing the brunt the most. Low-income countries(third world countries) gross domestic product (GDP) and also their national income (NI) drops as a result of the covid-19 pandemic. Many low-income countries economy went into recession and depression during this time. Most of these low-income countries and poorer countries have to solicit for internati

As the world marks today, the 11th day of october 2021 as the lnternational Day of the Girl Child, l join millions of well meaning people, social change makers and social advocates globally to celebrate this day and I wish every young girl out there the best life can offer, and success in their chosen endeavours and career paths. Today is a very significant day in the lives of every girl child around the world. As such l deem it fit to write about the girl child education in Nigeria. I will narrow down my write up on a very pertinent issue which borders on the education of the girl child in Northern Nigeria. ln most developing countries which Nigeria is not an exception, girls still face the worst forms of exclusion in education as a result of cultural and religious norms, gender bias which holds them back and hinders the educational pursuits of young girls, most especially in Northern Nigeria. The agenda of leaving no one behind ( girl child) of the sustainable development goals (SDGs