Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa with 202 million inhabitants, of which 49 percent are women.  Nigeria also has of one of the largest youth populations in the world with more than 90 million of its residents under the age of 18.  Furthermore, of all female children in Nigeria two-thirds are currently not educated.

• Education in general strengthens and improves the economy of a country and naturally improves poverty. Female child education in particular, has been shown to improve the overall health of a family, a society and a nation.
• Educated women tend to have fewer and healthier children as most contribute financially to their family and most of all, are more likely to educate their female children.
• Education improves a female child’s self-esteem whereas most illiterate women find it harder to walk out of abusive relationships and marriages because they have no means to look after themselves.
• With Nigeria’s vastly successful economy, free education at the primary and secondary schools is a must and the government and supporting agencies must continually improve conditions and the quality of education at schools.
• Efforts to improve female education in Nigeria needs to go beyond rhetoric and should involve policies and programs with measurable results. Hence, organizations should be utilized to develop collaboration between parents, religious/community leaders, to emphasize the importance of educating girls.
• They should also work to raise the number of female teachers and improve teacher and student attitudes by reminding them of what is at stake. In addition, organizations can also increase school and teacher resources by utilizing remote or temporary learning sites and also by creating boarding facilities to provide a safe learning environment for youths without a proper support system or for those living in isolated areas.