Africa Health Report

Lawmakers Probe Abuja Insecurity, Failed $460m CCTV Project Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014

Koko Maxwella November 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives opens a major inquiry into the worsening insecurity in Abuja...

NYSC Warns Corps Members Over Harmful Online Behaviour NYSC Director General addressing corps members at orientation camp

Koko Maxwella November 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) issues a fresh warning to serving corps members...

Regulators Seal Ogijo Plants Over Toxic Safety Breaches NESREA officials sealing recycling facility in Ogijo over safety violations

Korede Abdullah November 28, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), working with the Ogun State...

Stakeholders Demand Local Control of HIV Response Nationwide IHVN healthcare workers providing HIV testing services at a clinic in Nigeria

Mirian Gom November 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Stakeholders call for Nigeria to take full ownership of its HIV response, reduce dependence...

Nigeria Confronts Sharp Rise in Heart Disease – Expert Warns Cardiovascular researcher presenting data on rising heart disease in Nigeria

Mirian Gom November 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – A cardiovascular researcher, Aminat Dosunmu, warns that Nigeria faces a growing surge in cardiovascular...

Minister Warns Health System Strained After Decades of Neglect Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate

Mirian Gom November 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, warns that Nigeria’s health system...

Education Ministry Unveils Strategic Communication Reform Drive Federal Education Ministry officials attending communication reform workshop in Keffi

Otamere Gladness November 28, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Education launches a major overhaul of its public communication system...

Protected as Children, Exposed as Adults: Inside Nigeria’s Silent Immunisation Gap A nurse arranges vaccine vials inside a clinic in Abuja, highlighting Nigeria’s lack of adult immunisation services.

Koko Maxwella November 27, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – In Nigeria, the word immunisation instantly evokes familiar scenes: crying infants wrapped in patterned...

Lagos Launches Urgent Nutrition Rescue Plan for Vulnerable Children Lagos State warns residents against unregistered hospitals, launches HEFAMAA barcode verification system

Korede Abdullah November 27, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State is rolling out a 90-day therapeutic nutrition rescue programme targeting 150 vulnerable...

Nigeria, Qatar Form Strategic Alliance to Expand Alternative Education Nigerian education officials meet Qatari counterparts to discuss education partnership