STATES THAT HAVE PASSED THE CHILD’S RIGHT LAW IN NIGERIA
Nigeria domesticated the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child and African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of a Child by passing the Child Rights Act (CRA) in 2003. Subsequent upon the domestication of CRA, the following states passed their Child Rights Law:
NORTHWEST
| S/N | STATES | PASSED/ASSENTED |
| 1. | Jigawa | Not passed |
| 2. | Kaduna | 7th February 2018 (passed) March 2018(assented) |
| 3. | Kano | Not passed |
| 4. | Katsina | Not passed |
| 5. | Kebbi | Not passed |
| 6. | Sokoto | Not passed |
| 7. | Zamfara | Not passed |
NORTHEAST
| S/N | STATES | PASSED/ASSENTED |
| 8. | Adamawa | Not passed |
| 9. | Bauchi | Not passed |
| 10. | Borno | Not passed |
| 11. | Gombe | Not passed |
| 12. | Taraba | 2005 |
| 13. | Yobe | Not passed |
NORTH CENTRAL
| S/N | STATES | PASSED/ASSENTED |
| 14. | Benue | 18th November 2008 |
| 15. | FCT | 31st July 2003 |
| 16. | Kogi | 2007 |
| 17. | Kwara | 2005 |
| 18. | Nasarawa | 2005 |
| 19. | Niger | 2010 |
| 20. | Plateau | 2005 |
SOUTH-WEST
| S/N | STATES | PASSED/ASSENTED |
| 21. | Ekiti | 2006 |
| 22. | Lagos | 2007 |
| 23. | Ogun | 2006 |
| 24. | Ondo | 2007 |
| 25. | Osun | 2007 |
| 26. | Oyo | 2006 |
SOUTH-SOUTH
| S/N | STATES | PASSED/ASSENTED |
| 27. | Delta state | 2008 |
| 28. | Bayelsa state | 6th May 2016 |
| 29. | Cross river state | 2009 |
| 30. | Edo state | 2007 |
| 31. | Rivers state | 2009 |
| 32. | Akwa Ibom state | 2008 |
SOUTH-EAST
| S/N | STATES | PASSED/ASSSENTED |
| 33 | Abia state | 2006 |
| 34 | Anambra state | 2004 |
| 35 | Ebonyi state | 2010 |
| 36 | Enugu state | August 2016 |
| 37 | Imo state | 4th August 2004 |
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