AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories 26 January – 02 February 2026
EDITOR’S NOTE Nigeria’s health and development landscape this week reveals a country caught between progress and peril. While new investments in healthcare, water systems,…
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EDITOR’S NOTE Nigeria’s health and development landscape this week reveals a country caught between progress and peril. While new investments in healthcare, water systems,…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, firmly rejects social media claims that negligence or lack of antivenom caused the death of…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation on Tuesday urged governments to improve the nutritional quality of food served in schools, warning that childhood…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian nutrition and pharmaceutical stakeholders on Tuesday called for local manufacturing and market-based financing of multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) for pregnant…
EDITOR’S NOTE Nigeria’s health and development landscape this week reveals a nation at a critical crossroads. As dengue cases rise and fake medicines quietly…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Rising diabetes cases in Nigeria are being driven by self-medication and weak regulation of foods and drugs, a medical expert warns,…
LAGOS, Nigeria – A Lagos-based specialist hospital records a sharp rise in prostate-related surgeries as prostate cancer and benign prostate conditions continue to burden…
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapses on Friday following the simultaneous failure of multiple high-voltage transmission lines and the disconnection of power…
IBADAN, Nigeria – The University of Ibadan emerges as Nigeria’s leading institution in law and medical sciences in the Times Higher Education World University…
Benin City, Nigeria – The Senator representing Edo South, Neda Imasuen, raises alarm over what he describes as substandard facilities at the temporary site…