Nigeria: 2025 Polio

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Source: https://leadership.ng/katsina-records-2-polio-cases-in-2025/

Katsina Records 2 Polio Cases In 2025
By Godwin Enna
8 hours ago​

Katsina State has recorded two cases of circulating variant polio virus in 2025, a decline from the 17 cases reported across eight local government areas of the state in 2024.

Announcing the this at a media dialogue and mobilisation ahead of the October 2025 integrated Polio Vaccination Campaign in Katsina, UNICEF Chief Kano Field Officer, Rahama Rihood Muhammed, hailed the achievement as remarkable progress, warning that the fight was to completely eliminate the virus...

 

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Country updates as of 24 September 2025

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Source: https://leadership.ng/polio-cases-drop-by-44-nationwide-nec/


Polio Cases Drop By 44% Nationwide — NEC
As council urges states to sustain funding, safeguard every child
by Jonathan Nda-Isaiah
18 seconds ago

The National Economic Council (NEC) has announced a 44 per cent reduction in polio cases across Nigeria, commending the progress recorded in the fight against the disease while urging state governments to sustain momentum and release funds to support ongoing immunisation campaigns nationwide.


Chairman of the NEC Ad-hoc Committee on Polio Eradication and Gombe State governor , Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, disclosed this to State House correspondents after the council meeting presided over by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday.

Governor Yahaya said since its inauguration, the Committee had convened four times between June and October 2025, strengthening political commitment and coordination among key partners and states.


He said epidemiological data showed continued progress, with cases of circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Type 2 (cVPV2) declining from 109 in 2024 to 61 in 2025 — a 44 per cent reduction.

He noted that some states recorded remarkable improvements during the period under review. “Kano and Katsina achieved major reductions in cases by 89 per cent and 88 per cent respectively,” Yahaya said. “However, Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kebbi reported new cases — eight, four, and two respectively — underscoring the need for sustained vigilance. Gombe State remains free of new infections.”​...

 

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Source: https://dailytrust.com/kano-confirms-4-new-variants-of-polio-virus/?noamp=available

Kano confirms 4 new variants of polio virus
By Ahmad Datti, Kano
Thu, 30 Oct 2025 6:06:56 WAT

Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board (KSPHCMB) has confirmed the discovery of four new variants of the polio virus in the state, warning that unless vaccination is routinely sustained, the virus could spread after its eradication.

Professor Salisu Ahmad, represented by the Director of Disease Control at KSPHCMB, said this at a town Hall meeting to commemorate World Polio Day in Kano on Wednesday.

He said between 2013 and 2015, Kano was known to be the epicentre of the disease in Nigeria, but through concerted efforts of the state government and partners, the virus was eradicated, noting, however, that the job is not done yet, as four new variants were discovered with one case still undergoing laboratory test.​..

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