Benin — Wife of the Edo State governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, has assured that the state would always give priority to girl-child education as educating the girl child is similar to educating the nation.

Mrs Oshiomhole gave the assurance yesterday at the 2015 edition of the Nigerian Girls Guide Association National Camp Meeting in Benin City.

She said: “Edo State is a strong believer in the training of the youth, especially the girl child and we believe strongly that whenever you educate a girl, you educate the family and you have educated the nation.

The Chief Commissioner, Nigerian Girls Guide Association, Mrs. Maria Goretti-Sule, expressed the appreciation of the association to the first lady for her presence at the camp, saying it was would greatly boost their morale. She appealed to Iara to carry the wives of local government chairmen along to ensure that rural dwellers benefit from the activities and training of the guide in their various localities.

An estimated 500,000 children with disabilities are not enrolled in South Africa’s educational system, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) published on Tuesday.

The findings reflect a global trend. Children with disabilities continue to be left out of school even as some countries assert that they have met the millennium development goal (MDG) to grant every child