Nigeria yesterday celebrated childerens day, the theme for this year is "achieving the Millennium Development Goal 2015 through promotion of Children’s Rights".

The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo, emphasised at the prorgramme that the Child’s Right Act 2003 guarantees the rights of Nigeria’s children to life, health, education, non-discrimination and protection from all forms of abuse. In recognition of the importance of the full potentials of children as well as growth and development of nations, five of the eight Millennium Development Goals have captured the most fundamental of these rights and articulated specific targets for their achievement.

He said, "To do that, we must fully mainstream the United Nations convention on the rights of the child through the enactment of Child’s Right Laws in all states of the federation."