CHILD STREET HAWKING AND THE NEGATION OF CHILD RIGHT ACT NIGERIA (2003-2020)

ABSTRACT

This Study examined child street hawking and the negation of Child Right Act in Nigeria between 2003 and 2020. The menace of child street hawking, defined as the act of selling of items long the roads, streets, house to house or sometimes in public spaces, has become a global phenomenon. Particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. In Nigeria, some of the items that child hawkers sell include bread, beverages, chocolates, groundnuts, walnuts, vegetables, beef buns, cellphone chargers, and watches. UNICEF found that over one million street children (with 46 percent girls) could be traced to the various Almajiri learning centers in Northern Nigeria alone.Another report found that there is over 20 million children who are out of school across Nigeria, suggesting that most of them could have found their way on the street to earn a living for themselves and their families.