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ABSTRACT
Child marriage is a topic which comes with a lot of public outburst and public emotions this issue is going deep into the society as it affects the child physically, emotionally,psychologically and otherwise. One major problem however is that there is no uniformity in the statutesthat provide for age limit for marriage in Nigeria. The law on age limit for marriage in the Southern Nigeria is not uniform with the Sharia law as it applies in some Northern parts of Nigeria. Again, the customary laws of the regions appear to apply different standards for determining marriageable age. This work attempts to examine the different enactments in force with regard to marriageable agein Nigeria and how they are applied and enforced. It also attempts an examination of the customs of the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria namely Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba, and their practices on marriageable age with a view to determining the validity of these customs based on the validity tests. This work goes further to look into the practices and statues of the United Kingdom on child marriage, marriageable ageand the enforceability mechanism employed by the United Kingdom in the enforcement of the age limit for marriage. Finally, a solution on how uniformity of marriageable age can be achieved in Nigeriawas given at the end of the work.
