Africa Health Report

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government unveils plans for a new tenancy law aimed at stopping...

Edo Police Deploy 6,000 Officers for Eid-el-Kabir Security Edo State Police officers conducting security patrols ahead of Eid-el-Kabir celebrations

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

EDO, Nigeria – The Edo State Police Command deploys 6,000 personnel across the state to strengthen security...

Charity Group Tackles Period Poverty for Vulnerable Schoolgirls Schoolgirls receiving sanitary pads during a menstrual hygiene outreach in Abuja and Nasarawa

Mirian Gom May 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The African Immigrants Resources Centre intensifies efforts against period poverty by distributing menstrual hygiene...

Army Arrests Suspected Recruitment Fraudster Over N3.6m Scam Nigerian Army announces DSSC Course 29/2026 officer recruitment

Mirian Gom May 26, 2026

TARABA, Nigeria – Troops of the Nigerian Army arrest a 51-year-old man accused of defrauding job seekers...

WHA79 Adopts Ambitious Decade-Long Plan to Curb Antimicrobial Resistance Globally Delegates at the World Health Assembly adopting the new antimicrobial resistance strategy in Geneva

Oluwatobi Adu May 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Member States at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly adopt a new Global Action Plan...

African Leaders Push Cross-Border Pact to Eliminate Malaria, NTDS African health leaders and WHO officials discussing malaria and NTD elimination strategies

Oluwatobi Adu May 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – African countries and global health partners intensify efforts to eliminate malaria and neglected tropical...

Jigawa Seals Chinese Investment Pact to Transform Maigatari Border Economy Jigawa State officials and Chinese investors signing the Maigatari Border Free Zone agreement

Hussaini Ibrahim May 26, 2026

JIGAWA, Nigeria – The Jigawa State Government, on Monday signs a joint venture agreement with Shandong Hengtai...

Lagos Raises Ebola Alert, Intensifies Airport Screening Against Deadly Outbreak Healthcare workers and officials during a Lagos health sector briefing on doctors’ welfare reforms.

Korede Abdullah May 26, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says no confirmed or suspected Ebola Virus Disease case exists...

Oluwafunbi Bello May 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Deep inside the marshlands of the Lake Chad Basin, where Nigeria’s insurgency war has...

Gates Foundation Commits $15m Emergency Funding as Ebola Crisis Deepens in Africa NCDC intensifies Ebola surveillance and preparedness across Nigeria following outbreaks in DR Congo and Uganda while assuring no confirmed local case.