Nigeria: End Child Marriage Through Education, UN Urges

12 October 2012

The United Nations has urged Nigerian government to protect the girl child from early marriage and abuse by enrolling girls in schools to enable them "build a foundation for a better life for themselves and their families."

The UN in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement to mark the International Day of the Girl Child and calls on the federal and states governments to make special efforts to protect the rights of the girl child.

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