But it's unclear whether the hard-liners will relent and allow girls to attend secondary school because this pushback in particular by these Taliban-affiliated clerics is unprecedented.

Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved the construction of a Government Girls’ Secondary School in Dirin Daji, Sakaba Local Government Area, fulfilling a request from the chiefdom ...

Taliban officials said girls may return to school once security concerns allow, echoing their de facto ban on girls’ education in the 1990s.

For 9 months, teen girls have been pretty much unable to go to school. Protests have been shut down. Now clerics — including some affiliated with the Taliban – are urging an end to the school ban.

The Government of Nigeria launched the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). Through AGILE, the state governments of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Plateau ...

But girls' secondary school education has been restricted to only a handful of the country’s 34 provinces. Mursal, a university graduate, has risked her life by running the secret school.

Taliban reopens Afghan schools — except for girls beyond sixth grade Updated March 23, 2022 More than 3 years ago 6 min Summary ...

The future of the girls of Afghanistan hangs in the balance. "If the school doesn't open, I will choose whatever way there is to get an education," said Arezzo, who wants to become a pilot.