AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD RIGHTS POLICY OF 2003
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There is a saying that cuts across the nation that " children are th.e future."
They are the future of any family and country. To this extent, it is the duty of
every government and society to ensure that children are given every care,
help, protection, training and education, required, in order to grow into
useful citizens and members of society. This paper is aimed at bringing to
our knowledge some of the ills suffered by the Nigerian child even though
the government has in place policies that are meant to favour them and ·
enable them to enjoy a better life. With the help of data obtained from
secondary sources, the paper points out some of the ·areas in the Child
Rights policy that the government need to further examine and make
necessary adjustments for the betterment of the child. These areas include
the right to education, child labour, child discrimination, child health and
security.
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JA Political science (General)