Africa Health Report

Reps Seek Tougher Food Safety Laws in Nigeria House of Representatives extends 2025 capital budget implementation deadline

Reps Seek Tougher Food Safety Laws in Nigeria

Mirian Gom October 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives has called for stronger food safety laws and stricter enforcement...

ICRC Reports 18% Rise in Northeast Nigeria Malnutrition Mother and child receiving nutritional support at an ICRC-supported health facility in northeast Nigeria.

Mother and child receiving nutritional support at an ICRC-supported health facility in northeast Nigeria.

ICRC Reports 18% Rise in Northeast Nigeria Malnutrition

Mirian Gom October 15, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria — Malnutrition admissions at health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross...

FCTA, UNICEF Push Food Nutrition Programme Ownership FCTA, UNICEF Urge Area Councils to Own Food Nutrition Programme

FCTA, UNICEF Push Food Nutrition Programme Ownership

Mirian Gom August 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The FCTA food nutrition programme has received renewed backing as the Federal Capital Territory...

Jigawa Establishes Standing Committee on Nutrition to Combat Malnutrition Jigawa Targets 3.1m Children for Measles, Rubella Vaccination

Jigawa Establishes Standing Committee on Nutrition to Combat Malnutrition

Abah Felicity August 5, 2026

DUTSE, Nigeria – The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved the establishment of a State Standing Committee...

Adamawa Launches First 1,000 Days Nutrition Project Adamawa State officials launch the First 1,000 Days of Life Nutrition Project in Yola.

Adamawa Launches First 1,000 Days Nutrition Project

Hussaini Ibrahim July 25, 2026

YOLA, Nigeria — The Adamawa State Government has launched the First 1,000 Days of Life Nutrition Project...

‘We Farm Under the Shadow of Death’: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Hunger Crisis Conflict, Banditry and Funding Cuts Leave 17 Million Facing Starvation

Conflict, Banditry and Funding Cuts Leave 17 Million Facing Starvation

‘We Farm Under the Shadow of Death’: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Hunger Crisis

Hussaini Ibrahim July 19, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – For millions of families across northern Nigeria, hunger is no longer driven by drought...

Jigawa, UNICEF Deepen Partnership on Child Welfare Governor Umar Namadi receives UNICEF Kano Field Office Chief Shafeeq Ur-Rehman during a meeting on strengthening child welfare programmes in Jigawa State.