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ABSTRACT
The child marriage is the informal union of two individuals before reaching the age of twenty one according to the Marriage Act and according to the Child Rights Act eighteen. Several global organizations like UNICEF consider people below the age of eighteen as minors. Child marriage is a traditional practice that happens simply because it has happened for generations. Most of the child marriages are illegal under the Nigerian Law and these marriages are considered to be invalid. The main aim of this project is to analyze the cultural and social factors that contribute to the practice as the child marriage involves women who are underage because they are much poor in sociological and economic conditions. Child marriage was in practice due to poverty, lack of education and cultural practices that was practiced for so many years. Child marriage is the violation of the legal right of the particular child and it has negative impact on health, physical and mental illness of the child. The prohibition of Child Marriages Act in Nigeria, enacted for the purpose of eradicating child marriages, have they really fulfilled this purpose?
