Nigeria, July 25 -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has raised concerns over the state of child protection in Nigeria, revealing that six in 10 children experience some form of abuse, while only two in five children under the age of five have their births registered.

The agency also disclosed that two in five young women in Nigeria were married before the age of 18, a situation it said continues to expose millions of children to abuse, exploitation and exclusion from essential services.

UNICEF Nigeria's Chief of Child Protection, Natalie McCauley, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday during the Child Protection Mid-Year Review and consultations for the development of UNICEF Nigeria's 2028-2032 Country Programme.

Ms McCauley sa...