the general statistics of the number of divorces in the country is artificially restrained, and early marriage dissolutions lose their status. The other divorce legislative requirement in Nigeria ...

For Nigeria’s girl bride ... and implication of early sex.” However, marriage for a teenage girl whose stage in adolescence has not been completed, can lead to psychological deterioration ...

In Nigeria, early marriage is a widespread practice. There is an unfounded belief that when a girl is married off early, she does not have the opportunity to become promiscuous. This places a ...

There are also health implications to the issue of early marriage for girls. Nigeria is reputed to have the highest incidence of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) in the world, with an estimated 20,000 ...

Nigeria has the highest number of underage girls forced into early marriage with at least 49 percent of females married off before they turn 18, according to the United Nations Children's Fund ...

Lagos, Nigeria — In a plush living room of a ... in December triggered widespread debate among Nigerians about early child marriage. The groom denied that he was in his 70s and also claimed ...

(Abuja) – Child marriage remains prevalent in Nigeria because the federal and ... families force them into early marriage for several reasons, including religious and traditional practices ...

Mr Ibrahim Sese, Chief, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF, on Thursday said Nigeria loses US$8.9 billion annually to violence against women, child marriage and harmful practices. Sese disclosed ...

early marriage often means early childbearing, which is associated with fewer complications. Fertility generally declines with age, and in Nigeria, where access to advanced reproductive healthcare ...

Although there is widespread agreement that the thousands of girls in Nigeria need to be stopped from marrying in the next decade, the task is enormous. With early marriage deeply rooted in ...

The Government of Canada has reiterated it’s commitment to ending early child and forced marriage. Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Christopher Thornley explained that Child marriage is a ...