Child Labour: A Militating Factor to Primary School Education in Nigeria

Abstract

The Education for all movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youths and adults. The movement was launched at the World Conference on Education For Alt in 1990 by UNESCO, UNDP, UNFPA, UMCEF and the World Bank. Participants endorsed an expanded vision of learning and pledged to universalize primary education and massively reduce illiteracy by the end of the decade. EFA, an international initiative aimed at bringing the benefits of education to "every citizen in every society". To realize this aim, a board coalition of national governments, civil society groups and development agencies committed to achieving specific educational goals of which the first goal is to; expand and improve comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children. This goal calls for better and more possibilities to support young children and their families and communities in all the areas where the child is growing; physically, emotionally, socially and intellectually. It also lays special emphasis on children who suffer disadvantage or who are particularly vulnerable, for example, those living in poverty, AIDS, Orphans, rural and minority children, etc. with the presence of child labour and the burden of poverty in Nigeria, the question remain; is, Education For All (EFA) by 2015 feasible?.