Africa Health Report

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)

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)

How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods

Oluwatobi Adu May 18, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In the crowded markets of Abuja, at roadside food stalls and construction sites where...

TOXIC HEAT: The Hidden Peril in Nigeria’s Kitchens Where Convenience Turns Poisonous Scratched non-stick cookware used in Nigerian kitchen

TOXIC HEAT: The Hidden Peril in Nigeria’s Kitchens Where Convenience Turns Poisonous

Oluwatobi Adu March 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In kitchens across Nigeria, from the hum of Lagos apartments to the quiet corners...

Court Jails Two Men 40 Years for Producing Fake Alcohol Federal High Court building in Osogbo where arrest order against ex-INEC Chairman was issued

Federal High Court building in Osogbo where arrest order against ex-INEC Chairman was issued

Court Jails Two Men 40 Years for Producing Fake Alcohol

Korede Abdullah March 3, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Federal High Court sentences two men to a combined 40 years in prison...

Seeds of Suspicion: Inside Nigeria’s GMO Food Fight Between Fear, Facts and the Future

Oluwatobi Adu March 3, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – In the crowded alleys of Nigeria’s food markets and the endless debates on WhatsApp...

NAFDAC Alerts Public Over Fake Expiry Dates on Baby Milk NAFDAC officials inspect seized infant milk formula tins

NAFDAC Alerts Public Over Fake Expiry Dates on Baby Milk

Oluwafunbi Bello February 22, 2026

KADUNA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s drug regulator warns parents and caregivers after discovering tampered SMA Gold infant milk...

Dangerous Chemicals Threaten Nigerians as Unsafe Food Preservation Spreads Nigerian experts warn against cement and chemical food preservation

Nigerian experts warn against cement and chemical food preservation

Dangerous Chemicals Threaten Nigerians as Unsafe Food Preservation Spreads

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius February 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s food safety is under renewed threat as agricultural experts warn that the use...

food safety

Nigeria, Denmark Seal Livestock Safety Pact

Unsafe Food Sickens 50m Nigerians Annually

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

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

How Nigeria’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Is Driving a Deadly Addiction to Processed Foods

TOXIC HEAT: The Hidden Peril in Nigeria’s Kitchens Where Convenience Turns Poisonous

Court Jails Two Men 40 Years for Producing Fake Alcohol

Seeds of Suspicion: Inside Nigeria’s GMO Food Fight Between Fear, Facts and the Future

NAFDAC Alerts Public Over Fake Expiry Dates on Baby Milk

Dangerous Chemicals Threaten Nigerians as Unsafe Food Preservation Spreads

You may have missed

The Silent Killer Among Us: How Hepatitis Is Spreading Unnoticed Across Nigeria

TikTok Deploys AI Crackdown on Harmful Content in Nigeria

NECO Warns Nigerians Over Fake Exam Supervisor Portals

Early Mental Health Warning Signs in Children Highlighted by Experts