At fourteen, Janette Ahmed was married, pregnant, and expected to endure childbirth alone in a rural Nigerian village. After ...

We need to improve education budget, promote gender responsive schools, and encourage re-entry policy for the re-integration of young mothers without stigma. Mrs Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Deputy Country ...

Nigeria girls have demanded for the enforcement of laws prohibiting child marriage and provide support systems for teenage mothers, including access to education and healthcare. The girls also sought ...

Nigeria must urgently scale up investments in adolescent girls to unlock massive economic and social returns, Dr  Sopuru Chukwu Obiesie of the Accelerate Hub, ...

Teresa Anyabuike, a Catholic reverend sister, defined domestic servitude as the exploitation of children in households for domestic work, which usually involves long hours, little or no pay and ...

A new research by Accelerate Hub, an interdisciplinary research hub, says scaling up proven interventions to support ...

The issue of child marriage in Nigeria came to fore when the Senate failed to remove a constitutional clause that is read by many as a tacit legitimisation of early marriage. At issue is a clause on ...

New analysis shows investing in girls in Northern Nigeria could deliver $2.5bn returns and transform education, health and ...