Child Marriage: 39% Of Girls In Kano Marry Before Age 18 – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) has disclosed that 39 per cent of girls in Kano State are married before the age of 18, above the national average of 33.4 per cent.
Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano, Mr Shafeeq Ur-Rehman
The Chief of UNICEF Field Office in Kano, Mr Shafeeq Ur-Rehman, disclosed this at an event to mark the 2026 International Day of the Girl-Child and the launch of the National Strategy and Costed Action Plan for Ending Child Marriage in Nigeria (2025–2030), organised by the Federal and state ministry of women Affairs in collaboration with UNICEF held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano.
Ur-Rehman who was represented by Mona Aika, said chi...