The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday said no Nigerian girl should be denied the chance to learn and fulfil her potential because of menstrual hygiene challenges or her family’s inability to provide basic educational materials.
She also announced a N2bn Learners Retention Support Programme, targeting 100,000 learners in its first phase, with each beneficiary expected to receive N20,000 to help overcome financial barriers to school attendance and retention.
Mrs Tinubu made the declaration at the National Flag-off of the Distribution of Two Million Packs of Sanitary Towels and Back-to-school Learning Materials to Girls in Public Basic Education Schools at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
The gathering was convened to commemorate the International Day of the Girl Child 2026
It also saw the First Lady flagging off the distribution of two million packs of sanitary towels and back-to-school learning materials to girls in public basic education schools across the
This post was originally published on this site.
