MAKING ENDS MEET(STREET HAWKING)

Street hawking is a growing problem in developing countries like Nigeria due to its associated risks. In Nigeria, the increasing scourge of poverty and worsening economic conditions means there has been a drastic rise in street hawking in the country's major cities such as Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Abuja and Onitsha. Street hawking is rated as the third largest criminal activity in the world after arms and drug trafficking. Within the las decade and present era, the phenomenon of street hawking has considerably increased throughout the world and most especially in Nigeria.Child labour in Nigeria. ... According to the International Labour Organization, the number of working children under the age of 14 in Nigeria is estimated at 15 million. The high level of ... These young girls should be in school but instead they are in the market hawking food items because their families need the extra income.An increase in the number of the children hawkers in Nigeria has become worrisome. With selected respondents in a densely populated area of Lagos State (n = 100), this paper investigates the problem of street hawking among the Nigerian children. Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria