Nigeria’s teenage mothers
15 March 2018 |
3:51 pm
About 36% of teenagers in the country are already mothers while close to 12% of under-age girls are already married. Aged between 15-19, these young girls already have at least one baby, according to the Deputy British High Commissioner, Laurie Beaufil.
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