Africa Health Report

Borno Police Arrest Five Over Alleged Sale of Dead Cattle Meat Police Bust Suspected Syndicate Selling Meat From Dead Cattle, Arrest Five in Maiduguri

Police Bust Suspected Syndicate Selling Meat From Dead Cattle, Arrest Five in Maiduguri

Borno Police Arrest Five Over Alleged Sale of Dead Cattle Meat

Mirian Gom August 4, 2026

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – The Borno State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a syndicate allegedly...

Food Safety: Reps Push FG to Tackle Foodborne Diseases Members of Nigeria's House of Representatives during plenary on food safety.

Food Safety: Reps Push FG to Tackle Foodborne Diseases

Oluwafunbi Bello July 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — The House of Representatives is urging the Federal Government to strengthen food safety enforcement,...

Canada Recalls Pounded Yam Over Undeclared Milk Risk Packaged Ola-Ola Authentic Pounded Yam recalled in Canada over undeclared milk allergen.

Canada Recalls Pounded Yam Over Undeclared Milk Risk

Mirian Gom July 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has recalled Ola-Ola Authentic Pounded Yam (Iyan) Instant...

NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Foodborne Diseases BON Bread loaves displayed during NAFDAC food safety investigation

NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Foodborne Diseases

Oluwafunbi Bello June 29, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned that foodborne...

Nigeria, Denmark Seal Livestock Safety Pact Minister of Livestock Development Idi Mukhtar Maiha and Danish Ambassador Jens Ole Bach Hansen during the signing of the livestock safety pact in Abuja.

Minister of Livestock Development Idi Mukhtar Maiha and Danish Ambassador Jens Ole Bach Hansen during the signing of the livestock safety pact in Abuja.

Nigeria, Denmark Seal Livestock Safety Pact

Korede Abdullah June 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria and Denmark have signed a new livestock safety pact aimed at strengthening food...

Unsafe Food Sickens 50m Nigerians Annually Dangote refinery complex in Lagos with workers on site

Unsafe Food Sickens 50m Nigerians Annually

Korede Abdullah June 8, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Unsafe food is causing nearly 50 million illnesses and more than 53,000 deaths in...

Children Under Five Face Highest Risk from Contaminated Food – WHO Warns Young children eating food as WHO warns about the dangers of foodborne diseases.

Young children eating food as WHO warns about the dangers of foodborne diseases.

Children Under Five Face Highest Risk from Contaminated Food – WHO Warns

Oluwafunbi Bello June 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that children under the age of five...

Rot Beneath the Red: Nigeria’s Cheap ‘Ata Esha’ Tomatoes, Hidden Health Crisis

Otamere Gladness May 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Before dawn breaks at Abuja’s crowded Utako Market, buyers already gather around baskets of...

How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods Photo Caption:Madam Rose attends to customers at her roadside food stall in Utako Market, Abuja, where quick processed meals are increasingly replacing traditional home-cooked dishes. (Photo credit: Otamere Gladness/AHR)