Section 260 Child’s Right Act

Section 260 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Establishment and membership of the National Child Rights Implementation Committee. It is under Part XXIII (The National, State and Local Government Child Rights Implementation Committees) of the Act.

(1) There is established a committee to be mown as the National child Rights Implementation committee (in this Part of this Act referred to as “the National Committee”),

(2) The National Committee shall comprise ‐
(a) the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development, as Chairman;

(b) one person to represent each of the following Federal Ministries and Governmental Bodies‐
(i) Women Affairs and Youth Development;
(ii) Education;
(iii) Information and National Orientation;
(iv) Health;
(v) Justice;

(vi) Labour and Productivity;
(vii) Foreign Affairs;
(viii) National Planning Commission;
(ix) Nigerian Law Reform Commission;
(x) Nigeria Police Force;

(xi) Nigeria Prisons Service;
(xii) Nigerian Immigration Service;
(xiii) National Broadcasting Commission;
(xiv) News Agency of Nigeria;

(c) two persons to represent Non‐Governmental Organisations concerned with the rights and welfare of children;
(d) three persons to represent the broad spectrum of the relevant disciplines in the academic institutions;
(e) three childcare experts from various disciplinary backgrounds;

(f) one person to represent the Nigerian Union of Journalists;
(g) one person each to represent each of the following United Nations Agencies‐
(i) United Nations Children Fund, as a collaborating agency;
(ii) United Nations Educational scientific and cultural organisation as an observer agency;
(iii) International Labour Organisation, as an observer agency; and

(iv) World Health Organisation, as an observer agency;
(h) such other persons or bodies, as the Minister may, from time to time, appoint.