Empowering women, girls key to national prosperity, says EU ambassador
The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, has acknowledged that the secret to prosperity for any nation lies in its capacity to empower ladies folk and ladies.
This was as he called for more cooperation between the EU, Nigeria, and Africa, as only by cooperation and shared pursuits and values will the country operate sustainable development in its key sectors, including energy, agriculture, training, health, and digital.
Mignot made the appeal in some unspecified time in the future of an EU Delegation’s seek the recommendation of with to Skyline College in Kano Negate.
He acknowledged that every nation that has been ready to empower its ladies folk and ladies in their political, social, and financial existence and offer protection to them from abuses and violence has viewed significant growth in direction of achieving sustainable development.
Addressing the students, he said, “At the cease of the day, the style forward for Nigeria lies within the palms of Nigerians, now no longer within the enviornment neighborhood. As future professionals, it is likely you'll maybe maybe presumably set a disagreement. For this, training is critical. It is an funding within the nation’s future.
“For the full younger ladies folk and males, one in every of the secrets and tactics of the prosperity of a nation is its capacity to empower ladies folk and ladies. Whenever you uncover at basically the most prosperous worldwide locations within the sector, particularly in Europe, these are worldwide locations which were ready to empower ladies folk and ladies, give them a grunt in political and socioeconomic existence, and offer protection to them from abuse and violence.
“The most productive team is now no longer the team peaceable of only males or only ladies folk however a team peaceable of both males and ladies folk. That's what our society must function at, and Nigeria is quiet lagging within the abet of on this. It is terribly crucial to set growth on this regard. It is miles now no longer about shedding archaic and spiritual values however about giving ladies folk and ladies their paunchy quandary on this context.”
Talking about the EU’s development initiatives within the voice, particularly within the broader regions of the Northwest and Northeast, Mignot identified that whereas the regions face particular challenges of insecurity and poverty, the EU sees their monumental doable.
“This city of Kano, in relate, is a huge development platform for now no longer only Northern Nigeria however the Sahel quandary as a full. Kano is in actuality a quandary to be in phrases of West Africa. It is a truly crucial voice, extending beyond Nigeria’s borders. We need to increase our presence and strengthen within the Northwest and the Northeast.
“We're launching programs of recent partnership initiatives within the Northwest and Northeast, round €300 million, also with funds from our Member States, equivalent to Germany, on training, health, deradicalisation of international fighters, sustainable energy, opportunities for farmers in agricultural mark chains,” the diplomat said.
He assured the Kano Negate Authorities and the total Northwest and Northeast regions of the EU’s continued and enough partnership for sustainable development. “What we need is now no longer a relationship in line with donor-beneficiary family; we desire a relationship in line with partnership and mutual pursuits and in line with investments in relate,” he said.
The Registrar, Skyline College, Ahmed Mohammed Abdullahi, in his take care of, emphasised the importance of debate, collaboration, and mutual concept in a consistently evolving world landscape.
Assuring the EU of the cooperation of Skyline College and the academic neighborhood within the voice, he said, “This occasion is a testomony to the enduring and fruitful partnership between the European Union and our academic neighborhood, reinforcing the importance of debate, collaboration, and mutual concept in a consistently evolving world landscape.
“The presence of the European Union Ambassador and other smartly-known company on our campus this day underscores the importance of world cooperation and shared dedication to bolster connections.”
The highlight of the delegation’s seek the recommendation of with to the university was the lecture by Mignot, taking part the students and team of the university and other universities within the voice on the work of the EU in Nigeria and the broader West Africa quandary.
The session created an opportunity for college students and team to beget interaction with the EU delegation, request questions, uncover feedback, and learn about the a mountainous sequence of programmes of the EU in Nigeria, including post-graduate scholarship opportunities in Europe, such because the Erasmus+ scholarships and others.
