NIGERIA UNVEILS N140.8 BILLION STRATEGY TO END CHILD MARRIAGE BY 2030; FG TO CONTRIBUTE N84.48 BILLION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the National Strategy and Costed Action Plan to End Child Marriage in Nigeria (2025-2030), with a total estimated cost of N140.802 billion. The strategy was officially launched by the Honourable Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, at the Coronation Hall, Kano State Government House, during the commemoration of the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child and the launch of the Regional Strategy to End Child Marriage. Presenting the financing framework, Mr. Musa Aliyu-Musa, Director of Economic Services in the Ministry, disclosed that the Federal Government is expected to provide 60% of the total cost, amounting to N84.481 billion, while development partners will contribute the remaining 40% (N56.32 billion). The National Strategy provides a framework for implementation, financing, monitoring and accountability, targeting the root causes of child marriage including poverty, insecurity, ...