Minister of Girls Affairs and Social Growth, Imaan Ibrahim Suleiman, has led a high-level delegation to the seventieth session of the United Nations Fee on the Standing of Girls at present holding on the United Nations headquarters in New York.
The trouble reaffirmed Nigeria’s dedication to advancing gender equality and strengthening the welfare of girls and kids.
Addressing the worldwide gathering on behalf of Nigeria, the minister outlined a number of initiatives being carried out by the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu to enhance the welfare of residents, significantly girls and kids.
Head, Press and Public Relations FMWASD, Ahmed Lawan Danbazau, in an announcement, mentioned the minister famous that Nigeria aligns with the place of the African Group on the summit and reaffirmed the nation’s dedication to gender equality and girls’s empowerment as a basis for inclusive development, equitable justice, safety of rights and sustainable growth.
Suleiman added that President Tinubu has declared 2026 as Nigeria’s 12 months of Households and Social Growth, describing the transfer as a mirrored image of the administration’s perception that robust households are important to empowering girls, defending kids and constructing cohesive communities.
She mentioned Nigeria’s social safety system has expanded considerably over time.
“Beneath the management of our President, Nigeria’s social safety structure has expanded from fewer than a million households in 2015 to nearly 10 million households in 2026, with girls constituting over 70 per cent of the first beneficiaries. This represents one of the vital vital social safety expansions in Nigeria’s post-independence historical past,” she mentioned.