IDGC ’26: IRIAD advocates girls’ rights, end to child marriage

From Idu Jude, Abuja
As the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC) 2026, the Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) has urged the Federal Government to enact relevant laws that will protect the rights of the girl child and to end the debilitating cases of child marriage.
The organization, in a press statement issued by the Director, Princess Hamman-Obels, on Monday, said it joins the global community to commemorate the 2026 International Day of the Girl Child and calls for renewed action to protect girls’ rights, end child marriage and invest in the opportunities that enable every girl to learn, grow, lead and determine her fut...