Africa Health Report

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)

Oluwatobi Adu May 18, 2026

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

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

Korede Abdullah March 3, 2026

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

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

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

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius February 6, 2026

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

Nestlé Delays Alert After Detecting Toxin in Baby Formula Nestlé baby formula products recalled across European markets

Koko Maxwella January 30, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Swiss food giant Nestlé acknowledges it waits several days for a health-risk assessment before...

Denmark-based Institute to Guide Evidence-driven Nutrition Policies WHO and Bayer representatives reaffirming global health partnership on neglected diseases

Oluwatobi Adu January 28, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) designates a new collaborating centre in Denmark to strengthen global...

WHO, Jigawa Agency Destroy Expired Immunisation Noodles in Dutse Officials supervise destruction of expired immunisation noodles in Dutse, Jigawa State