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The National President of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Engineer Elizabeth Eterigho, in this exclusive interview with ASHENEWS’ Tina George, raises concerns over the status of water scarcity and the prevalence of open defecation in Niger state. She also looks into its impact on the female gender, while proffering solutions on how these could be addressed. Excerpts:

ASHENEWS reports that the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has disclosed that the fear of mathematics considered as a difficult subject, lack of scientific equipment for practical experiments, inadequate science subjects teachers, and lack of guidance and counseling, are major reasons why female students, especially in Nigeria shy away from science subjects.