Africa Health Report

Zamfara Guards Arrest Bandit Doctor Treating Insurgents

Zamfara Guards Arrest Bandit Doctor Treating Wounded Insurgents

Zamfara Guards Arrest Bandit Doctor Treating Insurgents

Mirian Gom September 1, 2026

ZAMFARA, Nigeria – The Zamfara Community Protection Guards (CPG) have arrested a suspected bandit doctor accused of...

Three Rescued After Ilorin Building Collapse Emergency responders search through rubble after a two-storey building collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Emergency responders search through rubble after a two-storey building collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Three Rescued After Ilorin Building Collapse

Hope Ajayi September 1, 2026

ILORIN, Nigeria – Three people have been rescued alive after a two-storey building collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara...

ECOWAS Seeks Stronger Ties With Sahel States New ECOWAS Commission President Birame Diop speaks during the handover ceremony at the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja.

New ECOWAS Commission President Birame Diop speaks during the handover ceremony at the ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja.

ECOWAS Seeks Stronger Ties With Sahel States

Hope Ajayi September 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The ECOWAS Sahel relations agenda will remain a priority for the regional bloc despite...

Alausa Makes Tertiary Institutions Ranking Mandatory Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa addresses stakeholders on the national tertiary institutions ranking initiative in Abuja.

Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa addresses stakeholders on the national tertiary institutions ranking initiative in Abuja.

Alausa Makes Tertiary Institutions Ranking Mandatory

Hope Ajayi September 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The national tertiary institutions ranking will now be compulsory for universities, polytechnics and colleges...

FG Launches Hire from Nigeria Jobs Campaign Education Minister Maruf Tunji Alausa launches the Hire From Nigeria campaign in Abuja.

FG Launches Hire from Nigeria Jobs Campaign

Hope Ajayi September 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Hire from Nigeria campaign has been launched by the Federal Government to connect...

Lagos Records 33,009 Domestic Violence Cases Lagos State officials during the 2026 Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness campaign.

Lagos Records 33,009 Domestic Violence Cases

Korede Abdullah September 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has recorded 33,009 domestic and sexual violence cases between September 2021 and...

FG Upgrades Riyom Hospital to National Trauma Centre Federal and Plateau State officials unveil ambulances during the launch of the National Trauma Centre in Riyom.

Federal and Plateau State officials unveil ambulances during the launch of the National Trauma Centre in Riyom.

FG Upgrades Riyom Hospital to National Trauma Centre

Mirian Gom September 1, 2026

JOS, Nigeria – The National Trauma Centre Riyom has been established by the Federal Government as part...

WHO Warns Over Africa’s Tobacco Production Paradox WHO

WHO Warns Over Africa’s Tobacco Production Paradox

Abah Felicity September 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa’s tobacco production continues to rise despite a global decline in tobacco farming, even...

LASCOPA Invites Stakeholders to Food Safety Conference LASCOPA officials promote the Fourth Lagos Food Safety Conference ahead of the event in Ikeja.

LASCOPA officials promote the Fourth Lagos Food Safety Conference ahead of the event in Ikeja.

LASCOPA Invites Stakeholders to Food Safety Conference

Korede Abdullah September 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos Food Safety Conference will bring together policymakers, regulators, researchers, industry experts and...

FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa receives the TETFund Medical Simulation Committee report in Abuja.