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Child Rights Act

May 27, 2023

Children’s Day: Lawan urges govt. to address out-of-school children menace

He congratulated children on the day’s celebration, while urging parents and the government to treat their rights with utmost seriousness.

President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan
December 6, 2022

House of Reps moves to criminalise child abandonment

The bill proposes a fine of N200,000 or imprisonment for six months or both.

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance
May 29, 2022

Buhari wants domestication of Child Rights, VAPP Acts to end child marriages, other violence against children

Mr Buhari has expressed concern over the increasing cases of violence, child marriage, rape, kidnapping and other challenges affecting children.

President Muhammadu Buhari
September 9, 2021

Sultan urges northern states to domesticate Child Rights, VAPP Acts: Report

The ten states yet to domesticate the Child Rights Act are all northern states.

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III
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