Nigeria First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has launched a nationwide economic empowerment scheme for persons living with disabilities, providing business grants aimed at strengthening livelihoods across the country. The launching was carried out on Wednesday. The initiative was introduced during the commemoration of the 2025 World Disabilities Day in Port Harcourt, where the Rivers State First Lady, Lady Valerie Fubara, received the Universal Health Coverage Ambassador Award. Represented by Lady Fubara…

To curb the rising tide of drug abuse among youths, major government and community stakeholders in Rivers State have launched a coordinated, state-wide campaign targeting schools, communities, and public spaces. This move, led by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in strategic partnership with the Southern Base Development Initiative (SBDI), brings together the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria Police Force, and local education authorities…

Nigeria’s growing tax revenues present a significant opportunity to expand funding for vulnerable populations and drive progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Health and Managed Care Association of Nigeria (HMCAN) has said. Speaking at the association’s annual general meeting in Lagos, the newly elected HMCAN President, Dr. Abdulkadri Osuma, said the conference theme was deliberately chosen to spotlight the vast opportunities within Nigeria’s healthcare landscape as well as the…

The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, has called for deeper collaboration between the state government and traditional institutions to strengthen healthcare delivery across all communities. She made the appeal on Monday while addressing the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers at their combined 123rd and 124th General Meeting at the Council Secretariat. Oreh noted that traditional rulers remain indispensable partners in mobilising citizens, promoting trust in public…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has put the Federal Government (FG) on notice, signalling that the clock has begun ticking on a strict four-week window to fulfil all agreed demands or face another round of total, indefinite industrial action. In a communique issued after its Extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Monday, the association stressed that its recent decision to suspend a 29-day strike was merely a strategic…

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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 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…

The global fight against HIV prevention is nearing a critical breaking point, with 3.3 million extra infections projected by 2030 if immediate steps are not taken to halt disruptions undermining existing programmes, the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) cautioned on Monday. The UN agency said sweeping funding reductions are exposing millions of people in high-risk communities to growing vulnerability, reversing long-standing gains made in lowering new HIV infections. The warning…

Resident doctors in Nigeria have stepped back from strike action after a memorandum of understanding was signed with federal authorities, ending weeks of stalled hospital services across the country. The work stoppage began on November 1 when Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors President Mohammad Suleiman confirmed that members had downed tools in a “total, comprehensive, and indefinite” nationwide strike, citing unresolved welfare and system failures. The union said its demands…

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,…

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.…