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Osinbanjo Advocates For Child Adoption

April 19, 2022

When the word “adoption” is used in public, many people in Nigeria tend to shy away from the subject. Motherhood is relatively what most Nigerian women crave to experience, yet many would struggle with adopting a child because of society’s stance on adoption. Adoption simply refers to the legal transfer of parental rights from the … Continue reading Osinbanjo Advocates For Child Adoption

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Important Facts About Child Adoption in Nigeria Part 1

April 19, 2022

Adoption is a legal process whereby a person obtains judicial or administrative authorisation to take (usually but not invariably) the child of another person as his own and parental rights and obligations are permanently transferred from the child’s natural parents to the adopter. Here are the most important facts you should know about this process … Continue reading Important Facts About Child Adoption in Nigeria Part 1

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How to Adopt a Child in Nigeria

April 19, 2022

ADOPTION PROVISIONS OF THE CHILD RIGHTS ACT 2003 The adoption provisions of the Child Rights Act 2003 began with the establishment of the adoption services of a kind that is novel in the history of adoption legislation in Nigeria. Specifically the Act provides that the state government and the Federal Government shall, for the purpose of … Continue reading How to Adopt a Child in Nigeria

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