AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 4 – 10 May 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note This week highlights growing concerns over infectious disease outbreaks, healthcare workforce shortages, women’s health crises and rising treatment costs. From meningitis…
Month: May 2026
The Night the Heat Never Leaves: How Nigeria’s Urban Poor Are Fighting to Survive Extreme Temperatures
ABUJA, Nigeria – As temperatures soar across Abuja’s crowded settlements, families battle sleepless nights, collapsing livelihoods and rising health risks in a climate crisis…
Africa CDC Launches CPHIA 2026 to Strengthen Health Security
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the Government of Ethiopia have officially inaugurated the Conference on Public Health in…
Troops Repel ISWAP Attack on Borno Military Base
BORNO, Nigeria – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have repelled an attempted midnight assault by suspected ISWAP fighters on a military base in Borno…
Kano Police Arrest Suspected Arms Dealer, Recover AK-47 Rifles
KANO, Nigeria – Police in Kano State have arrested a suspected arms dealer and recovered three fabricated AK-47 rifles during a targeted security operation…
Indian Police Arrest Nigerian Woman Over Alleged Heroin Trafficking
ABUJA, Nigeria – Police in India have arrested a Nigerian woman and a taxi driver after allegedly recovering 3.6 kilogrammes of heroin during a…
Update: Spain Begins Final Evacuation of Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers
ABUJA, Nigeria – Spanish authorities say the final evacuation flight for passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak…
LAWMA Arrests Three Residents Over Illegal Waste Dumping
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Waste Management Authority has arrested three residents for illegally dumping refuse in unauthorised locations within the Ketu-Alapere area of…
Yobe Partners Chinese Firm on Multi-Million-Tonne Cement Plant
YOBE, Nigeria – The Yobe State Government has announced a strategic partnership with Chinese firm Mutual Commitment Company Limited to establish a multi-million-tonne limestone-to-cement…
FG Donates Patrol Vehicles to Secure Lagos-Calabar Highway
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Federal Government has donated three patrol vehicles to the Nigeria Police Force to strengthen security and prevent vandalism along Section…