Koko Maxwella, Author at Africa Health Report

NAFDAC Launches Ebonyi Task Force to Combat Fake Drugs and Unsafe Foods NAFDAC headquarters issuing clarification on Amoxicillin

NAFDAC Launches Ebonyi Task Force to Combat Fake Drugs and Unsafe Foods

Koko Maxwella March 6, 2026

ABAKALIKI, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated a...

Dry Season Raises Meningitis Risk as NCDC Intensifies Nationwide Surveillance Nisa Premier Hospital Abuja where suspected viral fever case was tested

Nisa Premier Hospital Abuja where suspected viral fever case was tested

Dry Season Raises Meningitis Risk as NCDC Intensifies Nationwide Surveillance

Koko Maxwella March 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has intensified surveillance...

Cross River Assembly Suspends Lawmaker Over Domestic Assault Cross River State Assembly suspends lawmaker Dickson Agbor over assault allegation

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Koko Maxwella March 6, 2026

CROSS RIVER, Nigeria – The Cross River State House of Assembly suspends Obubra I lawmaker Dickson Agbor...

Minna Residents Protest Power Outages, Estimated Billing by AEDC Minna residents protest electricity outages and estimated billing by AEDC

Minna Residents Protest Power Outages, Estimated Billing by AEDC

Koko Maxwella March 5, 2026

MINNA, Nigeria – Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, staged a peaceful protest on Thursday over...

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath A roadside POS kiosk in Abuja where residents withdraw and transfer money daily, reflecting Nigeria’s rapidly expanding agent banking system

A roadside POS kiosk in Abuja where residents withdraw and transfer money daily, reflecting Nigeria’s rapidly expanding agent banking system

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath

Koko Maxwella March 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In many Nigerian neighbourhoods today, the nearest “bank” is no longer a marble-floored branch...

Tinubu Suspends Airport Cashless Tolls After Gridlock Triggers Missed Flights Traffic congestion at Nigerian airport toll gates during cashless rollout

Traffic congestion at Nigerian airport toll gates during cashless rollout

Tinubu Suspends Airport Cashless Tolls After Gridlock Triggers Missed Flights

Koko Maxwella March 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu orders the immediate suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system...

Ondo Trains 100 Livestock Farmers to Boost Year-Round Feed Ondo livestock farmers receive fodder production training

Ondo Trains 100 Livestock Farmers to Boost Year-Round Feed

Koko Maxwella March 3, 2026

AKURE, Nigeria — The Livestock Productivity Resilience Support Project trains 100 livestock farmers in Ondo State on...

Bago Unveils Advanced Hospital Facilities, Targets End to Medical Tourism Governor Umaru Bago inaugurates upgraded IBB Specialist Hospital in Minna

Governor Umaru Bago inaugurates upgraded IBB Specialist Hospital in Minna

Bago Unveils Advanced Hospital Facilities, Targets End to Medical Tourism

Koko Maxwella March 3, 2026

MINNA, Nigeria – Niger State Governor Umaru Bago inaugurates upgraded facilities at the IBB Specialist Hospital, declaring...

Dentists Warn Public Against Dangerous Oral Health Social Media Myths Nigerian Dental Association cautions public on oral health misinformation

Nigerian Dental Association cautions public on oral health misinformation

Dentists Warn Public Against Dangerous Oral Health Social Media Myths

Koko Maxwella March 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) warns Nigerians to stop relying on social media influencers...

Nigeria Launches First Immunotherapy Trial for Colorectal Cancer Patients Nigerian doctors unveil immunotherapy trial for colorectal cancer patients

Nigerian doctors unveil immunotherapy trial for colorectal cancer patients

Nigeria Launches First Immunotherapy Trial for Colorectal Cancer Patients

Koko Maxwella March 3, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigerian medical researchers officially launch the country’s first immunotherapy clinical trial for advanced colorectal...

Koko Maxwella

NAFDAC Launches Ebonyi Task Force to Combat Fake Drugs and Unsafe Foods

Dry Season Raises Meningitis Risk as NCDC Intensifies Nationwide Surveillance

Cross River Assembly Suspends Lawmaker Over Domestic Assault

Minna Residents Protest Power Outages, Estimated Billing by AEDC

When the Cash Kiosk Becomes the Bank: Inside Nigeria’s Explosive POS Boom — and the Fraud, Failures and Fear Lurking Beneath

Tinubu Suspends Airport Cashless Tolls After Gridlock Triggers Missed Flights

Ondo Trains 100 Livestock Farmers to Boost Year-Round Feed

Bago Unveils Advanced Hospital Facilities, Targets End to Medical Tourism

Dentists Warn Public Against Dangerous Oral Health Social Media Myths

Nigeria Launches First Immunotherapy Trial for Colorectal Cancer Patients

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