Calls in Nigeria for introduction of minimal marriage age in the Constitution

Family court judges and magistrates in the country have called for an amendment to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to specify the minimum age for marriage. This, they said, was necessary in order to protect children from early marriage and its resultant negative impacts. The judges and magistrates made this call last week when they converged on Lagos for a three-day [...] Read more here: Top Nigeria News