The following states have passed the Child’s rights Law in Nigeria:
S/N | STATE | LEGISLATIVE STATUS (BILL) | EXECUTIVE STATUS (LAW) |
1. | FCT | Passed | Assented to on 31st July 2003 |
2. | Abia | Passed | Assented in 2006 |
3. | Adamawa | Passed | Not assented |
4. | Akwa-Ibom | Passed | Assented in 2008 |
5. | Anambra | Passed | Assented in 2004 |
6. | Bauchi | Passed | Not assented |
7. | Bayelsa | Passed | Assented to on 6th May 2016 |
8. | Benue | Passed | Assented to on 18th November 2008 |
9. | Borno | Passed | Assented to on 10 Jan 2022 |
10. | Cross Rivers | Passed | Assented in 2008 |
11. | Delta | Passed | Assented in 2008 |
12. | Ebonyi | Passed | Assented in 2010 |
13. | Edo | Passed | Assented in 2007 |
14. | Ekiti | Passed | Assented in 2006 |
15. | Enugu | Passed | Assented to in August 2016 |
16. | Gombe | Yet to be Passed | Not assented |
17. | Imo | Passed | Assented to on 4th August 2004 |
18. | Jigawa | Passed | Assented to on 22 Dec 2021 |
19. | Kaduna | Passed on the 7th of January 2018 | Assented to in March 2018 |
20. | Kano | Passed | Assented to on 24 May 2023 |
21. | Katsina | Passed | Assented to on 11 Jan 2021 |
22. | Kebbi | Passed | Assented to on 8 Aug 2022 |
23. | Kogi | Passed | Assented to in 2007 |
24. | Kwara | Passed | Assented to in 2005 |
25. | Lagos | Passed | Assented to in 2007 |
26. | Nasarawa | Passed | Assented to in 2005 |
27. | Niger | Passed | Assented to in 2010 |
28. | Ogun | Passed | Assented to in 2006 |
29. | Ondo | Passed | Assented to in 2007 |
30. | Osun | Passed | Assented to in 2007 |
31. | Oyo | Passed | Assented to in 2006 |
32. | Plateau | Passed | Assented to in 2005 |
33. | Rivers | Passed | Assented to in 2009 |
34. | Sokoto | Passed | Assented to on 23 Nov 2021 |
35. | Taraba | Passed | Assented to in 2005 |
36. | Yobe | Passed | Assented to on 27 May 2022 |
37. | Zamfara | Passed | Assented to on 16 Aug 2022 |