Nigeria, April 19 -- The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says about 50.5 per cent of Nigerian children, aged between 5 and 17, are engaged in economic activities.

The bureau revealed this in its report titled "Nigeria Child Labour and Forced Labour Survey 2022", released on Thursday.

Child Labour, according to the bureau, refers to work for which children are either too young or that may be physically or psychologically injurious to their health and well-being.

"50.5 per cent ( 31,756.302) of all children aged 5 - 17 years old in Nigeria are engaged in economic activity," the NBS said.

The report said 39.2 per cent of children (24, 673, 485) are in child labour and 22.9 per cent of children (14,390,353) are involved in hazardous w...