Efforts to remove this loophole, which rights groups argue could be used to justify child marriage was met with stiff opposition at Nigeria’s Senate in 2013.

As Nigeria looks to rebuild after catastrophic flooding, an innovative program is helping internally displaced children ...

According to Save The Child International, child marriage is common in northern Nigeria, where 78% of girls marry before they turn 18.

Co-parenting focuses on the shared responsibility of raising children by both parents who are divorced, separated, or in a ...

More than an estimated 22,000 girls a year are dying from pregnancy and childbirth resulting from child marriage, new analysis from Save the Children released on International Day of the Girl reveals.

In this special report, Legit.ng takes a deep dive into how some youthful Nigerian women are exploited in marriage ...

It will be almost impossible for Nigeria to end child marriage unless it closes existing gaps in policy framework and implementation that protect the rights of children. This was the conclusion ...

As the world marks July as the Month Against Trafficking in Persons, the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), in collaboration with the Handmaid of the Divine Redeemer Sisters’ Foundation, the ...

As children remain highly vulnerable to societal heels in Nigeria, a report by Save the Children International, SCI, Nigeria, tagged ‘Budgeting to end Child Marriage in Nigeria’ indicated an ...

LEADERSHIP reports that the state government is partnering with the National Coalition of Civil Society to end child marriage in Nigeria to achieve its goal of discouraging girl-child early marriage.

As several states propose child marriage bans, Missouri state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder hopes that she can use her experiences to encourage a shift in her state’s legislation.