January 2026 - Page 16 of 39 - Africa Health Report

Nigeria Builds National Database to Regulate Traditional Medicine Practitioners

Traditional medicine practitioners in Nigeria during documentation

Nigeria Builds National Database to Regulate Traditional Medicine Practitioners

Mirian Gom January 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria takes a decisive step toward regulating traditional healthcare as the Nigerian Natural Medicine...

Nigeria Strengthens Health Research Ethics, Backs NHREC Reforms Minister Iziaq Adekunle Salako appeals to resident doctors on strike threat

Nigeria Strengthens Health Research Ethics, Backs NHREC Reforms

Mirian Gom January 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government reaffirms its commitment to ethical health research, pledging sustained support for...

Sealed building site after collapse in Akure, Ondo State

Ondo Seals Collapsed Akure Building, Launches Immediate Investigation

Mirian Gom January 21, 2026

ONDO, Nigeria – The Ondo State Government seals a construction site in Akure after a two-storey building...

Abia Urged to Revive Dormant Farmlands Amid Food Security Emergencies Abia State plans revival of abandoned agricultural lands

Abia Urged to Revive Dormant Farmlands Amid Food Security Emergencies

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius January 21, 2026

ABIA, Nigeria – Pressure mounts on the Abia State Government to unlock abandoned agricultural assets as Nigeria...

Nigeria Targets $74bn Livestock GDP, Ends Open Grazing Era Nigeria unveils ranching strategy to grow livestock GDP to $74bn

Nigeria Targets $74bn Livestock GDP, Ends Open Grazing Era

Mirian Gom January 21, 2026

KWARA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government unveils an ambitious plan to more than double the livestock sector’s...

Abuja Fires Destroy ₦650m Property in 32 Hours – Officials Warn Firefighters responding to commercial fire outbreak in Abuja

Abuja Fires Destroy ₦650m Property in 32 Hours – Officials Warn

Oluwafunbi Bello January 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A wave of fires linked to electrical faults destroys property worth more than ₦650...

Lagos Taskforce Seizes 134 Okadas in Crackdown on Illegal Routes Lagos Taskforce officials impounding commercial motorcycles

Lagos Taskforce Seizes 134 Okadas in Crackdown on Illegal Routes

Korede Abdullah January 20, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos authorities impound 134 commercial motorcycles during coordinated enforcement operations aimed at curbing illegal...

Lagos Opens 2026 BECE E-Registration, Sets January–March Deadline Lagos State Examinations Board office signage

Lagos Opens 2026 BECE E-Registration, Sets January–March Deadline

Korede Abdullah January 20, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government launches the 2026 electronic registration and payment process for the...

Africa CDC Halts US-Funded Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial Over Ethics Africa CDC officials discussing cancellation of hepatitis B vaccine trial

Africa CDC Halts US-Funded Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial Over Ethics

Oluwatobi Adu January 20, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa’s top public health agency halts a United States-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial in...

Fire Guts Lagos Computer Village Tech Hub, Destroys Millions Overnight Firefighters battling overnight fire at Lagos Computer Village in Ikeja

Firefighters battling overnight fire at Lagos Computer Village in Ikeja

Fire Guts Lagos Computer Village Tech Hub, Destroys Millions Overnight

Oluwatobi Adu January 20, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – A major fire tears through a commercial tech hub in Lagos’ Computer Village, Ikeja, destroying...

Month: January 2026

Nigeria Builds National Database to Regulate Traditional Medicine Practitioners

Nigeria Strengthens Health Research Ethics, Backs NHREC Reforms

Ondo Seals Collapsed Akure Building, Launches Immediate Investigation

Abia Urged to Revive Dormant Farmlands Amid Food Security Emergencies

Nigeria Targets $74bn Livestock GDP, Ends Open Grazing Era

Abuja Fires Destroy ₦650m Property in 32 Hours – Officials Warn

Lagos Taskforce Seizes 134 Okadas in Crackdown on Illegal Routes

Lagos Opens 2026 BECE E-Registration, Sets January–March Deadline

Africa CDC Halts US-Funded Hepatitis B Vaccine Trial Over Ethics

Fire Guts Lagos Computer Village Tech Hub, Destroys Millions Overnight

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