School Safety Crisis: Oyo and Borno raids have left dozens of schoolchildren in captivity for at least 54 days, with doctors warning that severe weather exposure could soon trigger pneumonia, malaria, asthma flare-ups, hypothermia and other serious illnesses. Infectious Disease Watch: A wildlife veterinarian warns Nigeria faces higher emerging zoonotic disease risk if illegal wildlife trade, environmental damage and insecurity aren’t tackled, stressing the threat of antimicrobial-resistant infections. Public Health & Environment: Go Green Nigeria urges tougher enforcement against single-use plastics, linking plastic pollution to clogged drainage, polluted waterways and long-term health risks. One Health & Zoonoses: UNESCO-backed school relationship education in Jamaica includes Nigeria in a validation study on healthy relationships and school-based sexuality education, with findings meant to guide safer, healthier learning environments. Health Policy & Welfare: UNICEF hails FG-Bauchi partnership on maternal and newborn healthcare, while Ekiti orders free medical care for freed kidnap victims. Food Security: WFP warns northern Nigeria hunger is at worst levels in nearly a decade, with conflict and aid shortfalls pushing millions toward catastrophic hunger. Health Systems & Access: Kwara inaugurates Nigeria’s first high-capacity medical waste incinerator for primary healthcare, aiming to improve safety in waste handling.