March 2026 - Page 8 of 29 - Africa Health Report

Lagos Prosecutes 8,000 Offenders in Open Defecation Crackdown Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab presenting climate strategies at Harvard forum

Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab presenting climate strategies at Harvard forum

Lagos Prosecutes 8,000 Offenders in Open Defecation Crackdown

Korede Abdullah March 18, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos authorities prosecute more than 8,000 residents within one year for environmental offences, including...

Fasting Before the First Bell: Inside the Quiet Struggle of Nigerian Children Balancing Ramadan and the Classroom Muslim school children attending classes during Ramadan after early morning fasting meal

Muslim school children attending classes during Ramadan after early morning fasting meal

Fasting Before the First Bell: Inside the Quiet Struggle of Nigerian Children Balancing Ramadan and the Classroom

Koko Maxwella March 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before the first school bell rings in many Nigerian cities, thousands of Muslim children...

Tinubu Set Deadline for Political Appointees Eyeing 2027 Seats President Bola Tinubu addressing national policy matter

Tinubu Set Deadline for Political Appointees Eyeing 2027 Seats

Koko Maxwella March 17, 2026

Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu directs all political appointees seeking elective office in the 2027 general...

Nigeria Declares Two Public Holidays to Mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration Muslims celebrating Eid-el-Fitr in Nigeria

Nigeria Declares Two Public Holidays to Mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius March 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government declares Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public...

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk In Hypertension Patients Healthy lifestyle habits reducing hypertension risks illustration

Healthy lifestyle habits reducing hypertension risks illustration

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk In Hypertension Patients

Mirian Gom March 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A major international study finds that simple lifestyle changes significantly reduce the risk of...

Doctors Demand Stronger Hospital Security After Maiduguri Bomb Blasts Security presence around hospital after Maiduguri bomb explosion

Doctors Demand Stronger Hospital Security After Maiduguri Bomb Blasts

Mirian Gom March 17, 2026

Abuja, Nigeria – Medical directors of federal tertiary hospitals call for urgent reinforcement of security around health...

Nigeria Expands TB Detection with Digital Tools, Advanced Testing Health workers using digital tools for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nigeria

Nigeria Expands TB Detection with Digital Tools, Advanced Testing

Mirian Gom March 17, 2026

Abuja, Nigeria – Nigeria’s tuberculosis control programme says new digital systems and advanced diagnostic tools are helping...

Benue Assembly Moves to Establish Road Maintenance Agency Benue State House of Assembly plenary discussing road maintenance agency bill

Benue Assembly Moves to Establish Road Maintenance Agency

Oluwatobi Adu March 17, 2026

Makurdi, Nigeria – The Benue State House of Assembly advances a bill seeking to establish a dedicated...

Customs Seize N3.39bn Codeine Hidden in Utensils at Apapa Port Nigeria Customs Service launches One-Stop-Shop to cut cargo clearance time

Customs Seize N3.39bn Codeine Hidden in Utensils at Apapa Port

Korede Abdullah March 17, 2026

Lagos, Nigeria – The Nigeria Customs Service intercepts a massive consignment of codeine syrup worth N3.39 billion...

Kano Demolishes Illegal Buildings Encroaching Recreational Land in Sharada Estate Demolition of illegal buildings on recreational land in Sharada estate Kano

Demolition of illegal buildings on recreational land in Sharada estate Kano

Kano Demolishes Illegal Buildings Encroaching Recreational Land in Sharada Estate

Oluwatobi Adu March 17, 2026

Kano, Nigeria – The Kano State Government demolishes several illegal structures in the Sharada area as authorities...

Month: March 2026

Lagos Prosecutes 8,000 Offenders in Open Defecation Crackdown

Fasting Before the First Bell: Inside the Quiet Struggle of Nigerian Children Balancing Ramadan and the Classroom

Tinubu Set Deadline for Political Appointees Eyeing 2027 Seats

Nigeria Declares Two Public Holidays to Mark Eid-el-Fitr Celebration

Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Heart Disease, Diabetes Risk In Hypertension Patients

Doctors Demand Stronger Hospital Security After Maiduguri Bomb Blasts

Nigeria Expands TB Detection with Digital Tools, Advanced Testing

Benue Assembly Moves to Establish Road Maintenance Agency

Customs Seize N3.39bn Codeine Hidden in Utensils at Apapa Port

Kano Demolishes Illegal Buildings Encroaching Recreational Land in Sharada Estate

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