order to boost economic development in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular....

The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as her foreign policy, �the Citizen Diplomacy� was drawn from human rights template, and as such the country was doing her best to protect the rights of her citizens.

order to boost economic development in Africa in general and Nigeria in particular.

The information was given by the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Alhaji Tijiani Y. Kaura when he declared open the fifth Session of the Nigeria/Cuba Joint commission, on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja.

The mission, and indeed, the Nigerian Government is as appalled as you, and the entire humanity that such despicable and vicious cultural and religious practices affecting children as depicted in the documentary still subsist in some parts of Nigeria, despite the best of Government efforts at promoting the welfare of children through appropriate policies, programmes and legislations.