CNN — Lagos, Nigeria — In a plush living room of a home in a wealthy suburb of Lagos, three teenagers are huddled around a computer. Kudirat Abiola, 15, Temitayo Asuni, 15 and Susan Ubogu, 16, want to ...

The federal government and Save the Children International have renewed calls for stronger protection of children’s rights, ...

Nigeria girls have demanded for the enforcement of laws prohibiting child marriage and provide support systems for teenage mothers, including access to education and healthcare. The girls also sought ...

The Enugu State Government has announced the nullification of an underage marriage between a teenager, Amarachi, and a man in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area, following reports of ...

The agency said there are 23 million girls and women married out as children in the country. UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office (CFO) in Nigeria, Bhanu Pathak said this on Saturday, November 9 2019, in ...

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s World Children’s Day, themed “My Day, My Rights”, the question is ...

The issue of child marriage in Nigeria came to fore when the Senate failed to remove a constitutional clause that is read by many as a tacit legitimisation of early marriage. At issue is a clause on ...

A group of girls stand near the Shehu of Borno's palace on the eve of the Eid- Al Fitr festival in Maiduguri, Nigeria REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series ...

Amnesty International has berated the Nigerian government for failing to protect children amid a surge of violent ...

Let's review the different areas where parental influence is often felt when children are planning to get married. Do Nigerian parents really influence Nigerian marriages? You've probably heard ...