Nigeria: Ezekwesili Urges Govt, States to Enforce 18-Year Minimum Marriage Age
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has called on the federal government and state governments to enforce 18 years as the minimum legal age for marriage across Nigeria to curb child marriage and protect girls' education."A girl cannot stay in secondary school if she never learned to read," the former minister said.
She said governments should monitor progress by tracking girls' learning outcomes, transition rates to secondary school and child marriage statistics.
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