The Nigerian Girl Child: Education, Not Marriage

THISDAYLIVE | 27-10-2026 12:32am |

On 11 October, 2026, the global community observed the United Nations International Day of the Girl Child under the theme “End Child Marriage and Invest in Girls’ Rights”. In Nigeria, however, the day’s significance appears to have registered only largely within civil society circles. Many observers note that, the wider society remains either indifferent to, or insufficiently aware of, the ...

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