Northern Nigeria is once again under water. Following days of unrelenting rainfall in late June, flash floods have torn through the communities of Chibok and Damboa Local Government Areas of Borno State, submerging homes, destroying livelihoods, and triggering fears of an impending public health emergency. The destruction is stark: no fewer than 1,209 houses have…
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Nigerian men and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with an estimated 32.8 cases and 16.3 deaths per 100,000 men. Nigeria’s mortality rate is more than double that of North America, where only about 20% of cases are incurable at diagnosis compared to 80% in Nigeria. This…
Ten years after the United Nations launched the goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Nigeria is still battling to align policy with practical realities. Despite the establishment of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and partnerships with Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) to improve access to healthcare, millions of Nigerians remain uncovered, underserved, and frustrated with…
“The six area councils—Abuja Municipal, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Bwari, Abaji, and Kwali—have yet to achieve open defecation-free (ODF) status, despite national targets and ongoing campaigns”. In Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the capital city of Abuja stands as a symbol of the nation’s aspirations for modernity and progress. Yet, beneath this veneer of development lies…
In this insightful special report, Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report’s Southwest correspondent, takes you inside the storm engulfing Nigeria’s oldest psychiatric hospital—where a fierce struggle for leadership has turned quiet wards into tense battlegrounds, pitting doctors against unions, rules against power, and leaving vulnerable patients caught in the middle of a crisis that tests the…
Due to vicious attacks and killings by terrorist groups and sometimes gunmen not linked to bandit or kidnap groups communities across the length and breadth of Nigeria are rising in self-defence in their determination to protect their lives. But their zeal to help themselves where the government seemed not forthcoming in its constitutional responsibility has…
Unless urgent interventions by the administration of the Federal Capital Territory FCTA, to salvage an already bad situation, Nigeria will in no distant time make do with mediocrity for her future leaders, with yawning education gaps, and as children in the FCT face indefinite closure of their schools due to strike embarked by their teachers….
*Why Nigeria Must Lead Its Health Revival As foreign aid dwindles and health challenges deepen, Nigeria faces a defining moment: either chart a self-reliant path or continues its perilous dependence on external support. This special report, written by Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report Southwest correspondent, explores the country’s breach of the Abuja Declaration, the human…
The world is on edge as Iran’s parliament approves a plan to close the Strait of Hormuz—a narrow waterway through which nearly 20 percent of global oil flows—following US strikes on its nuclear sites. Korede Abdullah in Lagos, analyses the development, as leading world powers develop strategies for dealing with the situation. While the…
War Is Squeezing Nigeria’s Economy The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is sending shockwaves through global oil markets, driving crude prices to new highs. For oil-dependent economies like Nigeria, the ripple effects may prove devastating. Korede Abdullah, Africa Health Report (AHR) Southwest correspondent raises pertinent questions about the ripple effects on the global economy,…
