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6 min read CLAIM: A Twitter post claims women in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without the guarantee or approval of a male person. VERDICT: The claim that a woman in Nigeria cannot adopt a child without a man is false as The Child Rights Act makes provision for the married and the unmarried as long as the adopter is found suitable.   Full Text Adoption is a form of alternative care whereby a person legally assumes the role of a parent in respect of a person who is not their biological child. Adoption is a way of providing security, permanency and the love of family for a child who cannot be raised by his/her birth parents or within the birth family or has none. After adoption, all rights and responsibilities are transferred from the original parents to the adoptive parents. The child assumes the surname of the new parents, receives an adoption certificate to replace their birth certificate, and becomes a permanent and full member of the new family.

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