Author: Helen Okechukwu

Nigeria’s Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) response is pushing forward with renewed determination, even as recurring global and economic disruptions continue to test the resilience of its health system. At the 2025 World AIDS Day commemoration, national leaders highlighted new gains, persistent gaps, and a unified drive towards a more self-reliant, sustainable HIV programme. Nigeria’s National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), which hosted this year’s event in Abuja, set the tone with the theme “Overcoming Disruptions: Sustaining Nigeria’s HIV Response.” The gathering underscored how the country is adapting to challenges such as COVID-19, economic instability, and shrinking donor funding,…

The Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON) has outlined a renewed agenda to elevate the practice of occupational and environmental health nationwide, as it prepares for its 2025 Annual International Scientific Conference, Exhibitions and AGM. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos to flag off activities for the event, SOEHPON President, Dr Musa Shaibu, said the Society is intensifying efforts to strengthen workplace health systems and promote safer, more productive work environments across the country. Read Also: Stopping Mounjaro reverses key health gains, new study finds He appealed to regulators, industry leaders, international partners and the media…

The Rivers State Police Command has thwarted an alleged car-theft operation after its C4I Intelligence Unit intercepted two men in possession of a stolen Toyota Hilux and a Toyota Corolla fitted with fake registration plates. The breakthrough occurred on 20 November 2025 at about 6pm, says the Commands spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko who acknowledged that when C4I operatives, acting on what the Command described as “credible and actionable intelligence,” closed in on the suspects, Abubakar Abdulsalam, 43, and Shagari Shehu, 35. Iringe-Koko said the pair were arrested shortly after the stolen vehicles were traced to their location. Read Also:Rivers police take…

The Federal Government (FG) has unveiled plans to establish an Emergency Gender-Based Violence Response Fund, a policy move coming on the heels of new research exposing the growing threat of technology-facilitated abuse against women and girls in Nigeria. Announcing the initiative in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, said the proposed fund would serve as a dedicated financial mechanism to bridge long-standing gaps affecting safe spaces, emergency systems and survivor-centred support services. Suleiman-Ibrahim, represented by her Special Adviser on Political Matters, Alhaji Nasir Zakari, noted that the measure is designed to provide rapid and reliable assistance…

Fresh fears have gripped residents of the Asarama District in Andoni Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State following renewed attacks believed to be carried out by rival cult groups. The resurgence comes barely months after the Nigerian Army dislodged the groups from the area. Speaking with Nigeria Info, the Chairman of the Asarama Divisional Council of Traditional Rulers, King Daniel Okikere-Ibani, confirmed that the assailants returned last week to launch coordinated strikes on Inyongoroung and Iwoma communities. Read Also: Rivers police take over case of murdered teen Several houses were reportedly set ablaze, forcing families to flee and heightening anxiety…

After two years in detention, the Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has found Damian Okoligwe guilty of killing his girlfriend, Miss Justina Nkang, a 300-level biochemistry student at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). Okoligwe, 26, who was a 400-level petrochemical engineering student at UNIPORT, was arrested after he killed and dismembered the late Nkang’s body on 20 October, 2023, at his apartment in Mgbuoba, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. Recall that on 26 October, 2023, the Rivers State Police Command announced the arrest of the 400-level UNIPORT student. Prior to her death, the late deceased…

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The Bayelsa State Government has commenced the introduction of the Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine in Sagbama Local Government Area (LGA), following a town hall meeting. The event held on 27 November was organised by the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the National Primary Health Care Developmein Sagbama LGAnt Agency (NPHCDA), in partnership with the Centre for Wellbeing and Integrated Nutrition Solutions, to sensitise stakeholders on the forthcoming vaccination campaign. Read Also: Canada faces worst measles outbreak in decades, threatening Americas’ elimination status Mrs Alice Allen, Executive Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Council, expressed appreciation to the state governor, Senator Douye…

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In a sustainable boost in advancing health reform, the Kaduna State Government has partnered with a Saudi Arabia–based Muslim World League Headquarters to strengthen collaboration on the state’s new cardiac centre. The delegation, led by Dr Abdurrahman Huwarai, briefed the Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmedon the purpose of their visit, which centred on assessing progress at the state-of-the-art cardiac hospital currently under construction and reinforcing the organisation’s partnership with the Kaduna State Government. Huwarai noted that the facility, now 60% equipped, is designed to position Kaduna as a leading hub for advanced cardiac care in Nigeria. He further highlighted…