- Child labour is a growing monster across Nigeria, especially in the north, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
- The NBS revealed in its latest report that 10 states from the north and the south (with more from the southeast) are top on the list
- The state with the highest child labour rate is Cross River followed by Yobe, Abia and Plateau states
According to a recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the extent of child labour in Nigeria is alarming with over 24 million children working as minors and 14.3 million of them doing risky jobs.
The report by NBS claims that the northwest has the highest percentage of child labourers (6,407,102) and minors working in dangerous jobs (3,266,728).
