Benue Sets Up Primary Healthcare Board to Improve Services
MAKURDI, Nigeria – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has constituted a new State Primary Health Care Board, appointing officials to strengthen healthcare administration and…
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Experts Raise Alarm Over Sudden Deaths Among Young Nigerians
ABUJA, Nigeria – Medical experts have warned about the growing incidence of sudden deaths among young people and the burden of prostate cancer among…
INEC Flags 268 Voter Records Over Suspected AI Photos
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has flagged 268 records in its preliminary Register of Voters over suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs…
NCDC Sets November 13 Deadline for Ebola Contact Monitoring
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says all 62 contacts identified following the confirmation of an imported Ebola…
1.19m Teachers Missing: Is Nigeria Failing a Generation of Schoolchildren?
LAGOS, Nigeria – Imagine a classroom where one teacher struggles to teach dozens of pupils at once. Some children cannot see the board clearly,…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 26 October–1 November 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note This week’s top health and development stories examine mounting pressures on Nigeria’s healthcare system and Africa’s wider public-health landscape. The escalating…
MURIC Demands Halt to Law School Exams Over Hijab Row
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the suspension of examinations at Nigerian law schools following allegations that female Muslim…
28m Lagos Residents Still Lack Health Insurance
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has begun enforcing compulsory health insurance after disclosing that only two million of the state’s estimated 30…
Ogun Cleric Urges Abiodun to Reject Pregnancy Bill
OGUN, Nigeria – The General Overseer of Victory Life Bible Church, Lawrence Achudume, has appealed to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, not to assent…
NDLEA Arrests Two Nigerians With 200 Cocaine Wraps in Abuja
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two Nigerians living in Europe after they allegedly swallowed 200 wraps of…