Africa Health Report

Senate Approves ₦404bn Police Trust Fund Nigerian Senate plenary discussing mandatory antivenom stocking policy

Mirian Gom July 9, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Senate has approved ₦404.07 billion for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund, endorsing the...

Hussaini Ibrahim July 6, 2026

KANO, Nigeria – As rain battered the rusted roof of a Primary Health Centre in Badari village,...

Kalu Says State Police Funding Is Guaranteed Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu speaks on state police funding in Abuja.

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius June 26, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu says funding will not prevent the establishment of state police...

SERAP Demands N110bn Refund from Lawmakers SERAP demands transparency in INEC Chairman appointment from Tinubu

Mirian Gom June 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the leadership of the National...

Nigeria Imports 65% of Livestock Despite Vast Export Potential Nigerian lawmakers question livestock ministry funding at National Assembly hearing

Chukwu Obinna February 21, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria depends on foreign sources for 65 per cent of its livestock consumption, despite...

Women Stage Rally Demanding Reserved Legislative Seats in Nigeria National Assembly Complex in Abuja, symbol of Nigerian politics and the shifting fortunes of Enugu West after Ike Ekweremadu.

Mirian Gom February 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Scores of women rallied peacefully at the National Assembly gates on Monday, urging lawmakers...

INEC Projects ₦873bn Cost for 2027 General Elections INEC officials presenting election budget at the National Assembly

Chukwu Obinna February 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s election management body projects nearly ₦874 billion to conduct the 2027 general elections,...

Reps Reject Minority Probe on Tax Laws, Cite Procedure Breach House of Representatives debates and suspends WAEC’s planned CBT exams

Oluwatobi Adu January 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives rejects an ad-hoc committee reportedly set up by its minority...

House Releases Certified 2025 Tax Laws After Controversy House of Representatives debates and suspends WAEC’s planned CBT exams

Mirian Gom January 4, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s House of Representatives releases certified copies of the 2025 tax reform Acts to...

National Assembly Orders Re-Gazetting of Nigeria’s Contested Tax Laws Nigeria House of Representatives investigates $850bn unrepatriated oil and export proceeds from 1996 to 2014