GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT The quantity and quality of education available to Nigerian girls/women will invariably determine the developmental pace of Nigerian families and Nigeria nation at large. It should be noted that what Nigerian girls /women are today and what they will be tomorrow depends on what plans Nigeria as a country has for the girl child. Nigeria is craving for patriotic citizens to develop their potentials politically, economically, socially and technologically. The actualization of these wonderful goals is dependent on the provision of functional education to the citizenry especially the girls who are future mothers, future teachers of children. Unfortunately, the right of a girl-child to access quality education has been denied and there are consequences. Though some of the challenges are deeply rooted in our traditional background, they have affected the society at large. This paper hereby seeks to determine the implication of the girl-child education on the socio-economic development of Nigeria. KEY WORDS: Gender, Human Resource, Girl Child Education, Nation Building