Nigeria, July 9 -- A New report by the Moving Minds Alliance has revealed that millions of Nigerian children affected by conflict, displacement and economic hardship remain largely invisible in government budgets, leaving critical early childhood services severely underfunded despite worsening humanitarian needs.

The report, "Financing Early Childhood Development in Crisis (ECDiC) in Nigeria: From Fiscal Invisibility to Child-Level Results", was unveiled at a workshop for journalists on Early Childhood Development in Crisis Contexts (ECDiC) in Abuja on Wednesday.

It found that Nigeria has no dedicated budget line for children in crisis.

According to the report, less than five per cent of Nigeria's education budget benefits early childh...