Abstract:
Literacy education has been identified as an important tool for meaningful development. A meaningful
development can on(v take place where men and women are active participants. It appears that Nigerian
women have been constrained by lack of literacy to play their role in the development of their
communities. To really bring them to the lime-light, their empowerment is important. This paper therefore
submits that rural women can be empowered if different adult literacy programmes such as basic literacy,
post literacy. civic literacy.functional literacy and family literacy are made available to them. The paper
recommends among other things that government at al/ levels should show more commitment to adult and
non-formal education programmes through friendly legislation and proper fimding to make adult
literacy programmes available to rural women empowerment in Nigeria.
