March 2026 - Page 20 of 39 - Africa Health Report

Kano Merges Higher Education Ministry with Education Ministry in Major Reform Kano governor Abba Kabir Yusuf addresses morality bill approval

Kano governor Abba Kabir Yusuf addresses morality bill approval

Kano Merges Higher Education Ministry with Education Ministry in Major Reform

Hussaini Ibrahim March 15, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has approved the merger of Kano State’s Ministry of Higher...

Toothless Bulldog? Nigeria’s Sachet Water Crisis Endangering Millions Satirical illustration of a bulldog labelled “NAFDAC DG” surrounded by leaking sachets of “pure water,” symbolising weak regulatory enforcement and Nigeria’s contaminated sachet water crisis.

Satirical illustration of a bulldog labelled “NAFDAC DG” surrounded by leaking sachets of “pure water,” symbolising weak regulatory enforcement and Nigeria’s contaminated sachet water crisis.

Toothless Bulldog? Nigeria’s Sachet Water Crisis Endangering Millions

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius March 15, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – On a hot afternoon in Abuja, a young boy tears open a small plastic...

Health Workers Welcome New Chief Medical Director in Ekiti Newly appointed Chief Medical Director of FETHI, Professor Kolawole Ogundipe

Health Workers Welcome New Chief Medical Director in Ekiti

Oluwatobi Adu March 15, 2026

EKITI, Nigeria – Health workers at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti (FETHI) are welcoming the appointment of...

Togo Seeks Increased Electricity Imports from Nigeria to Boost Supply Power transmission infrastructure supporting electricity exports in West Africa

Power transmission infrastructure supporting electricity exports in West Africa

Togo Seeks Increased Electricity Imports from Nigeria to Boost Supply

Koko Maxwella March 15, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Togo is seeking to increase electricity imports from Nigeria as rising energy demand strains...

Edo Police Launch Probe After Viral School Bullying Video Police officers investigating bullying case at school in Benin City

Edo Police Launch Probe After Viral School Bullying Video

Otamere Gladness March 15, 2026

EDO, Nigeria – Police in Edo State have opened a full investigation into a viral video showing...

NAFDAC Chief Calls for Greater Investment in Women, Children’s Health NAFDAC Targets WHO Level Four, Boosts Local Drug Production

NAFDAC Chief Calls for Greater Investment in Women, Children’s Health

Oluwafunbi Bello March 15, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s drug regulatory agency is calling for greater national investment in women and children’s...

LASEMA Records 173 Emergencies Across Lagos Within Two Months LASEMA emergency response officials attending to accident scene in Lagos

LASEMA Records 173 Emergencies Across Lagos Within Two Months

Korede Abdullah March 15, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) records 173 emergency incidents across Lagos State...

Benue Governor Orders Security Agencies to Rescue Abducted Girl After Community Attack Closed hospital entrance in Otukpo sealed by Benue authorities

Closed hospital entrance in Otukpo sealed by Benue authorities

Benue Governor Orders Security Agencies to Rescue Abducted Girl After Community Attack

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius March 14, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria – Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has ordered security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue...

Bauchi Receives ₦600m Nutrition Supplies to Tackle Child Malnutrition Boxes of nutrition supplements for child health

Bauchi Receives ₦600m Nutrition Supplies to Tackle Child Malnutrition

Otamere Gladness March 14, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – Bauchi State has received a major boost in its fight against child malnutrition with...

Silencing the Drums of Ramadan: Inside Kano’s Tashe Ban and the Battle Between Culture, Security Hausa children performing Tashe drama during Ramadan in Kano streets

Hausa children performing Tashe drama during Ramadan in Kano streets

Silencing the Drums of Ramadan: Inside Kano’s Tashe Ban and the Battle Between Culture, Security

Hussaini Ibrahim March 14, 2026

KANO, NIGERIA – The streets of Kano during Ramadan have long echoed with the laughter of children,...

Month: March 2026

Kano Merges Higher Education Ministry with Education Ministry in Major Reform

Toothless Bulldog? Nigeria’s Sachet Water Crisis Endangering Millions

Health Workers Welcome New Chief Medical Director in Ekiti

Togo Seeks Increased Electricity Imports from Nigeria to Boost Supply

Edo Police Launch Probe After Viral School Bullying Video

NAFDAC Chief Calls for Greater Investment in Women, Children’s Health

LASEMA Records 173 Emergencies Across Lagos Within Two Months

Benue Governor Orders Security Agencies to Rescue Abducted Girl After Community Attack

Bauchi Receives ₦600m Nutrition Supplies to Tackle Child Malnutrition

Silencing the Drums of Ramadan: Inside Kano’s Tashe Ban and the Battle Between Culture, Security

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