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HRC, NACA Collaborate, Enforce Rights of People Living With HIV/AIDS, Other Marginalized Nigerians The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in collaboration with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), as part of its implementation of the Global funds grant circle 7 (GT7), inaugurated the Access to Justice Coordination Forum to enforce the rights…
Zulum Opens Banki Cattle Market, Two Others Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has inaugurated the International Cattle Market and two other projects in Banki town of Bama Local Government Area. According to a statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, Mallam Dauda Iliya, the International Cattle Market was designed to foster economic growth and enhance…
After seven years of crucial support from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), local health authorities in Ebonyi State are now better equipped to tackle Lassa fever with improved infrastructure, training, and resilience—restoring public confidence and saving lives. In early 2018, Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria faced a severe outbreak of Lassa fever, a deadly viral haemorrhagic…
World Health Day: Rivers State Champions Equitable Healthcare Through RIVCHPP
By Katherine Abayomi
As the world marks World Health Day 2025, Rivers State is taking bold steps to improve healthcare accessibility and strengthen its health systems for lasting impact.
In an event held at the Model Primary Health Centre in Ozuoba, the Rivers State Contributory Health Protection Programme (RIVCHPP), in collaboration with the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) and Healthstream Medicare, brought together community members and healthcare leaders to spotlight the vital role of health insurance.
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The Nigerian government has finalized arrangements for the emergency evacuation of its stranded citizens in Israel and Iran following the escalation of hostilities and continued bombings between the two nations. This was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa. According to the statement, “The…
The Edo State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Barrister Osahon Woghiren has urged Nigerians to support the new tax laws, saying the reforms are designed to protect low income earners and ensure a fairer distribution of the tax burden. Speaking in Benin City on Tuesday during a public sensitisation programme on Super FM, the…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed recent contributions from donors since warning that operations would be forced to shut down in July. This includes new funding from the United States of America to support emergency food and nutrition assistance for communities affected by conflict in Northeast Nigeria. The conflict has pushed more…
China Reaffirms Commitment to Agricultural Mechanization in Nigeria The People’s Republic of China has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with Nigeria in mechanized agriculture to achieve food security in the country. This commitment was made at the 2025 Zoomlion Agriculture Machinery Exhibition and New Distributor Channel Fair, held on Tuesday at the China-Nigeria Agricultural Technology…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has moved to combat drug abuse in the West Africa subregion by developing a comprehensive digital platform to serve as a centralized system for data input by national focal points and enhance the West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) project. The Commissioner, Human Development…
Barikui Felix In gratitude to God, women from across Rivers State, under the banner of Rivers Women Unite for SIM (RWUS), gathered at the Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt to celebrate the second anniversary of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara with a special thanksgiving service. The women said the event expressed appreciation for Governor Fubara’s steadfast…