In a unified display of commitment and resolve, Nigeria, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and international partners, is escalating efforts to eradicate all forms of poliovirus by 2030. The renewed push, marked by community engagement, intensified immunisation campaigns, and government leadership, was reaffirmed on World Polio Day, 24 October 2025.

Though Nigeria celebrated a landmark victory by eradicating wild poliovirus in 2020, circulating variant poliovirus type 2 (cVPV2) still poses a threat, with active cases reported in several states. Government and health leaders are now doubling down on efforts to reach every child and close the immunisation gap that allows this disease to persist.

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