"Otherwise, our case will be like a one-legged athlete competing with others who have two strong legs. In essence for Nigeria not to be left behind, in the new world of inclusive sustainable development, economic prosperity and healthy environment, the girl-child of today must not be left behind in STEM education. Gone are the days when brute strength and stamina gives advantage to the male folks. With tools and techniques a woman can do any type of job."
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A Quote from the keynote address titled “Building an Inclusive and Competitive 21st Century Workforce: The Girl-Child Challenge,” at the “2017 Stemma Hands-on Empowerment (SHE) Science and Technology Fair for Girls,” organised by Christopher Kolade Foundation (CKF).
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Oluranti Adebule
Oluranti Adebule (born 27 November 1970) is a Nigerian politician, who served as the 15th Deputy Governor of Lagos state and was the sixth woman to occupy the office from 2015 to 2019. Oluranti was born 27 of November, 1970, to the family of Idowu-Esho of Ojo Alaworo in Ojo local government area of Lagos state. Adebule had her early education at Awori college, Ojo. Afterward she proceeded for tertiary education at the Lagos State University, Ojo to study Islamic Education in 1992. Much later, sh
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