Welcome to the Rivers State Ministry of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation
Welcome!
Our Mission is To Create a Society That Enables Abilites Using the Family Perceptive, Supporting and Consolidating Policies Affecting Social Partnership and Creating Strength in Family Values.
His Excellency
Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS.
Executive Governor of
Rivers State
The Permanent Secretary
Lauretta Davies-Dimkpa
Leadership Team
The Directors
Meet the Directors.
Dr Victor Jumbo
Director Finance and Accounts
Funmilayo Adegbola
Director Child Welfare
Vivian Odili
Director Administration
Omubo Harry
Director Planning Research and Statistics
Dr Nwibana
Director Social Welfare
Alexander Anthony Otomo
Director Rehabilitation
Martha Igbiks
Head Information and Public Relations
Our Services
The Ministry for Social Welfare and Rehabilitation offers a wide range of services designed to improve the social welfare of Rivers State’s residents.
Child Protection Services
Protection, case assessment, rescue referrals, and welfare support for children facing abuse, neglect, exploitation, trafficking, or abandonment.
Request supportAdoption and Fostering
Guidance and statutory supervision for adoption and fostering processes, with child-first assessment and placement support.
Start enquiryMarital and Family Welfare Resolution
Mediation, counselling, and family welfare interventions that help households resolve conflict and protect vulnerable members.
Book sessionSafe Home Services
Temporary shelter, care coordination, and safety planning for vulnerable persons who need urgent protection.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for residents, families, caregivers, and partners seeking Ministry support.
- Medical Case Work
- International Case/ Case Work Online
- Child Protection Services
- Adoption and Fostering
- Marital and Family Welfare Resolution
- Safe Home Services
- Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC)
- Remand Home Services
- Rehabilitation and Reintegration
- Registration of NGOs and Family Associations
Services are available to Rivers State residents, including children in need of protection, persons with disabilities, vulnerable women and girls, victims of abuse or trafficking, low-income households, and individuals requiring counselling, rehabilitation, or reintegration support.
The head office is at 6th Floor, Podium Block, State Secretariat Complex, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Zonal offices and service points support access across the state.
Visit any Ministry office for enquiries, registration, assessment, counselling, referrals, or intervention services. Applicants may also use approved digital platforms where available.
Requirements vary by service, but may include a valid means of identification, proof of Rivers State residence, passport photographs, medical reports, birth certificates, court documents, or other supporting records relevant to the case.
Many services, including counselling, case assessment, child protection interventions, and welfare support, are free. Statutory processes such as NGO registration or adoption-related administration may attract officially approved fees paid through authorized channels only.
Immediately contact the Ministry on 0704 041 0081 or 0704 041 0523, or visit the nearest Ministry office. Trained officers will provide emergency intervention and protect the child.
Yes. The Ministry supervises adoption processes in line with applicable laws and regulations, ensuring that every process is legal and in the best interests of the child.
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