Tag: child marriage
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Sierra Leone bans child marriage, implements harsh penalties for offenders
The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio on Wednesday officially signed the bill banning child marriage into law. The bill makes it illegal for anyone to marry someone under the age of 18, with stringent penalties, including up to 15 years in prison and a fine of approximately $4,000 for offenders. Signing the bill,…
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Child Marriage: 54-year -old groom, four-year-old girl’s parents, summoned by Bayelsa government
The Bayelsa state Government has extended invitation to the parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in Akeddei community, Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a marriage between the child bride and the 54-year-old.
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Child Marriage: A cause for concern – By Carl Umegboro
The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) carried out in 2021 by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) as part of the Global MICS Programme in Nigeria, and International Multi-Purpose Household Survey Programme for supporting countries in collecting data on children and women is practically expedient. MICS measures key indicators that allow countries to generate data…
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Striking the soul of the nation – Dakuku Peterside
By Dakuku Peterside Omoni Oboli’s “Wives on Strike” is a blockbuster Nollywood movie where four semi-illiterate market women eagerly protest a child marriage anathema. Amina’s dad has compelled her to marry an older man against her will. Mama Amina opposes this marriage, but her hands are tied by culture, tradition, and religion. She convinced her…
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Child marriage could rise after coronavirus pandemic – Experts
The economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic could fuel a rise in child marriage and cohabitation in developing nations, researchers warned on Friday. Researchers led by Britain’s Oxford University interviewed 345 adolescents in India, Ethiopia, Peru and Zambia for the long-term Young Marriage and Parenthood study. National and UN-led international programmes have reduced the…
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Nigeria ranks 11th highest in child marriage – UN
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), on Wednesday said Nigeria ranked 11 among the 20 countries in the world with highest prevalence of child marriage. Mr Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, said this at the ongoing UN Women Conference 2018 in Lagos. The News Agency…
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Malaysia pledges legislation to curb child marriage
Malaysian lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that limits or discourages child marriage, with the eventual goal of banning the practice, a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department told parliament on Wednesday. The legislation would tighten provisions on child marriage as an interim measure while authorities evaluated Shariah and state laws, said the minister, Mujahid Yusof…
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Valentine: UNFPA launches campaign to end child marriage
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is promoting its “I don’t” campaign which called on the world to prioritise ending child marriage to commemorate the 2018 Valentine’s Day. UNFPA regretted that although Valentine’s Day is celebrated as a romantic time for couples, millions of children are coupled up before they are ready, often against their…