Africa Health Report

NDLEA Intercepts ₦10.4bn Canadian Cannabis at Lagos Port NDLEA officials display seized Canadian Loud cannabis shipment at Tincan Island Port in Lagos.

Korede Abdullah May 13, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency seize 4,173.5 kilograms of Canadian Loud...

COEASU Rejects FG Admission Waiver for Education Colleges COEASU President Lawal Bazza addresses journalists on admission waiver policy for colleges of education.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union criticises the Federal Government’s admission exemption policy...

NUC Launches Fresh SPESSE Expansion with New 2029 Targets NUC officials and university vice-chancellors sign SPESSE performance contracts in Abuja.

Otamere Gladness May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice-Chancellors of six Nigerian universities sign new performance contracts with the National Universities Commission,...

Mob Burns Doctor’s SUV Over False Kidnap Allegation Burnt Lexus SUV after mob attacks US-based Nigerian doctor in Ibadan over false kidnapping allegation.

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Oyo State Police Command rescues a United States-based Nigerian doctor from a violent...

NMA Condemns Alleged EFCC Assault on Uyo Doctors NMA officials addressing press conference on kidnapped Abuja doctor.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Medical Association backs its Akwa Ibom chapter after alleged harassment, assault and...

UN Demands Probe into Nigerian Airstrike Civilian Killings UN rights chief Volker Türk calls for investigation into reported civilian deaths from airstrikes in Nigeria.

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations calls for independent investigations into reports that Nigerian and Chadian airstrikes...

Court Jails Ex-Power Minister 75 Years Over ₦22bn Fraud Former Power Minister Saleh Mamman convicted over alleged ₦22bn fraud linked to hydroelectric projects.

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal High Court sentences former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to 75 years in...

EFCC Hospital Raid Sparks Indefinite Doctors’ Strike in Uyo Doctors protest after alleged EFCC raid at University of Uyo Teaching Hospital in Akwa Ibom.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 13, 2026

UYO, Nigeria – Doctors at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital begin an indefinite strike after condemning...

Nigeria Ends BEA Scheme Over Alleged ₦8bn Scholarship Fraud Nigerian-government-announces-552m-HOPE-EDU-education-funding.jpg

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government says it scraps the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship scheme after...

Africa CDC, Aspen Push New African Vaccine Supply Partnership Framework Africa CDC, Public Health, Ebola, Mpox, Cholera, Outbreak Response, Vaccination, Community Surveillance, Africa Health, WASH