Africa Health Report

Three Siblings Abducted with Mother’s Corpse in Benue Benue state map

Three Siblings Abducted with Mother’s Corpse in Benue

Mirian Gom July 18, 2026

MAKURDI, Nigeria — Three siblings travelling with the remains of their late mother from Abuja to Benue...

Taraba Revokes All Indigeneship Certificates Taraba Trains Women as ‘Big Sisters’ to Reduce Maternal Deaths

Taraba Revokes All Indigeneship Certificates

Mirian Gom July 18, 2026

WUKARI, Nigeria — The Chairman of Gashaka Local Government Area of Taraba State, Umar Yusuf, has revoked...

UNICAL Dismisses Eight Staff Over Misconduct University of Calabar officials provide an update on NELFUND tuition refunds for students.

UNICAL Dismisses Eight Staff Over Misconduct

Mirian Gom July 18, 2026

CALABAR, Nigeria — The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has dismissed eight teaching and non-teaching staff members over...

WHO Backs African Health Training Reforms WHO delegates and African health officials at the competency-based health training workshop in Dakar.

WHO delegates and African health officials at the competency-based health training workshop in Dakar.

WHO Backs African Health Training Reforms

Oluwatobi Adu July 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting nine African countries, including Nigeria, to fast-track...

Navy Seizes 757kg Suspected Cannabis in Lagos Navy

Navy Seizes 757kg Suspected Cannabis in Lagos

Korede Abdullah July 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Navy has seized 757 kilogrammes of suspected cannabis in three intelligence-led operations...

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Nigeria’s Health Insurance Boom: Why NHIA Patients Still Queue Before Dawn

Oluwafunbi Bello July 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before the first rays of sunlight reach Kubwa General Hospital, the day’s race for...

105m Children: UNICEF Warns Nigeria’s Future Is at Stake UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell meets children during her visit to Nigeria.

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell meets children during her visit to Nigeria.

105m Children: UNICEF Warns Nigeria’s Future Is at Stake

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius July 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nearly one in every two Nigerians—about 105 million children and adolescents—will determine whether Africa’s...

Supreme Court Restores Final Forfeiture of Emefiele’s Luxury Properties Supreme Court of Nigeria building

Supreme Court Restores Final Forfeiture of Emefiele’s Luxury Properties

Korede Abdullah July 17, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Supreme Court on Friday restored the final forfeiture of seven luxury properties linked...

UNFPA: One in Four Women Who Die During Childbirth Worldwide Are in Nigeria UNFPA, Country Rep. Muriel Mafico

UNFPA: One in Four Women Who Die During Childbirth Worldwide Are in Nigeria

Mirian Gom July 17, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria accounts for nearly one in four maternal deaths globally, making it one of...

Borno Launches Four Million Tree Planting Campaign Governor Babagana Zulum launching the Borno tree planting campaign in Maiduguri.

Borno Launches Four Million Tree Planting Campaign

Hussaini Ibrahim July 17, 2026

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – The Borno tree planting campaign has begun with an ambitious plan to plant four...

Year: 2026

Three Siblings Abducted with Mother’s Corpse in Benue

Taraba Revokes All Indigeneship Certificates

UNICAL Dismisses Eight Staff Over Misconduct

WHO Backs African Health Training Reforms

Navy Seizes 757kg Suspected Cannabis in Lagos

Nigeria’s Health Insurance Boom: Why NHIA Patients Still Queue Before Dawn

Supreme Court Restores Final Forfeiture of Emefiele’s Luxury Properties

UNFPA: One in Four Women Who Die During Childbirth Worldwide Are in Nigeria

Borno Launches Four Million Tree Planting Campaign

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