Africa Health Report

Nigeria’s Fertility Rate Drops to 4.8 – Report Nigerian women attending family planning clinic in Abuja

Nigeria’s Fertility Rate Drops to 4.8 – Report

Chukwu Obinna October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s fertility rate has fallen to 4.8 births per woman, signalling progress in family...

Abuja Road Closure for Air Force Fitness March Nigerian Air Force officers on annual fitness march in Abuja

Abuja Road Closure for Air Force Fitness March

Chukwu Obinna October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Motorists along the Abuja–Nyanya–Keffi expressway will experience brief diversions Saturday as the Nigerian Air...

Experts Urge Nigeria to Declare Suicide National Crisis Mental health experts at Nigeria suicide prevention summit

Experts Urge Nigeria to Declare Suicide National Crisis

Korede Abdullah October 17, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Mental health experts have urged Nigeria to declare suicide a national crisis, calling it...

NEMA, NACA Integrate HIV Services into Disaster Response NEMA and NACA officials discuss HIV integration in emergency response

NEMA, NACA Integrate HIV Services into Disaster Response

Chukwu Obinna October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Agency for the Control of...

Gombe Partners Rano Air to Launch Abuja–Gombe Flights Governor Inuwa Yahaya signs air transport MoU with Rano Air officials

Gombe Partners Rano Air to Launch Abuja–Gombe Flights

Hussaini Ibrahim October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Gombe State has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rano Air Limited to...

IMF Flags Nigeria’s Lagging Reforms as Neighbours Outperform IMF headquarters in Washington during annual meetings, 2025

IMF Flags Nigeria’s Lagging Reforms as Neighbours Outperform

Juliet Jacob October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s slow pace of economic reform continues to hinder growth, according to the International...

Kaamilah’s Exclusion from Final Admission Screening Not an Error – Says JAMB JAMB debunks a false online report claiming it’s no longer required for admission, reaffirming its statutory role in Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

JAMB debunks a false online report claiming it’s no longer required for admission, reaffirming its statutory role in Nigeria’s tertiary education system.

Kaamilah’s Exclusion from Final Admission Screening Not an Error – Says JAMB

Mirian Gom October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained that the exclusion of Miss...

Dying to Live: Nigerians Face Soaring Drug Costs A close-up illustration of an elderly Nigerian woman holding prescription pills, with a faded pharmacy counter in the background — symbolising the high cost of survival

A close-up illustration of an elderly Nigerian woman holding prescription pills, with a faded pharmacy counter in the background — symbolising the high cost of survival

Dying to Live: Nigerians Face Soaring Drug Costs

Koko Maxwella October 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – At a crowded pharmacy in Abuja, 59-year-old Rose Odu clutches a worn prescription slip,...

Lagos to Begin Measles-Rubella Vaccination Rollout January 2026 Health officials launch measles-rubella vaccination campaign in Nasarawa State Nigeria