Africa Health Report

NAFDAC Seals Trade Fair Shops Over Cosmetics BON Bread loaves displayed during NAFDAC food safety investigation

Abah Felicity August 30, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The NAFDAC Trade Fair shops enforcement operation has led to the sealing of several...

Lagos Demolishes Shanties Beneath High-Tension Power Lines LASEMA officials supervise demolition of illegal structures beneath high-tension power lines in Ikola, Lagos.

Korede Abdullah August 30, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos shanty demolition has begun in Ikola, Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area,...

NDLEA Seizes N3.6bn Drugs, Arrests Businessman NDLEA operatives display seized cocaine, codeine syrup and cannabis recovered in Lagos.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius August 16, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a Lagos-based businessman for allegedly...

LSWC, Julius Berger Strengthen Infrastructure Collaboration Officials of LSWC and Julius Berger during a meeting in Lagos.

Korede Abdullah August 15, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos water infrastructure partnership receives a boost as the Lagos State Water Corporation...

Korede Abdullah August 12, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government says it will phase out ageing landfills and replace them...

Lagos Arrests Suspect Over Road Barrier Vandalism Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command investigate the alleged abduction and murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student.

Abah Felicity August 9, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Government has arrested a suspected vandal accused of removing structural materials...

NDLEA Warns Parents as Cannabis Gummies, Cookies Worth ₦373.8m Seized NDLEA Warns Parents Over ₦373.8m Cannabis Gummies, Cookies

Oluwafunbi Bello August 9, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned parents to monitor the snacks...

Nigeria Wins Hosting Rights for 2026 Global Hydromet Summit in Africa Dangote refinery complex in Lagos with workers on site

Oluwatobi Adu August 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has secured the hosting rights for the 2026 Alliance for Hydromet Development Annual...

LASWA Completes Africa’s First Ferry Safety Programme, Trains 50 Professionals LASWA Completes Africa's First Ferry Safety Programme, Trains 50 Professionals

Korede Abdullah August 4, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has completed the third module of Africa’s first...

African Health Experts Meet in Lagos to Counter Tobacco Industry Public health advocates participate in tobacco industry monitoring training in Lagos.