Africa Health Report

Akwa Ibom Earns Global TB Recognition Health officials discuss Akwa Ibom's international tuberculosis award nomination.

Akwa Ibom Earns Global TB Recognition

Oluwafunbi Bello July 6, 2026

UYO, Nigeria – Akwa Ibom TB award nomination reflects years of sustained healthcare reforms, innovation and community-based...

Gombe Opens Obstetric Fistula Centre Deputy Governor Manassah Daniel Jatau commissions the Gombe Obstetric Fistula Centre in Deba.

Gombe Opens Obstetric Fistula Centre

Hussaini Ibrahim July 6, 2026

GOMBE, Nigeria – Gombe Obstetric Fistula Centre has been commissioned alongside a new Paediatric Stabilisation Centre at...

Birth on the Floor, Billions on the Road: Inside Nigeria’s Rural Healthcare Divide Leaking maternity ward inside a rural clinic in Kano State.

Birth on the Floor, Billions on the Road: Inside Nigeria’s Rural Healthcare Divide

Hussaini Ibrahim July 6, 2026

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

When Your Data Vanishes: Inside Nigeria’s Costly Internet Crisis and the Battle for Consumer Trust Nigeria's Mobile Data Crisis

When Your Data Vanishes: Inside Nigeria’s Costly Internet Crisis and the Battle for Consumer Trust

Oluwafunbi Bello July 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Every tap, every scroll and every online transaction now come with an invisible calculation...

NDLEA Busts Tramadol Smuggling Ring, Seizes 43,980 Capsules NDLEA operatives displaying drugs recovered from concealed water purifier machines.

NDLEA operatives displaying drugs recovered from concealed water purifier machines.

NDLEA Busts Tramadol Smuggling Ring, Seizes 43,980 Capsules

Oluwatobi Adu July 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 43,980 capsules of...

FG Rolls Out N10bn Maternal Healthcare Support Federal officials unveil medical equipment and ambulances during the launch of the ₦10 billion maternal healthcare support programme in Bauchi State.

Federal officials unveil medical equipment and ambulances during the launch of the ₦10 billion maternal healthcare support programme in Bauchi State.

FG Rolls Out N10bn Maternal Healthcare Support

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius July 5, 2026

BAUCHI, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched a ₦10 billion maternal healthcare intervention in Bauchi State,...

UNHCR Warns Lake Chad Crisis Nears Breaking Point Displaced families receive humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad Basin amid worsening insecurity.

Displaced families receive humanitarian assistance in the Lake Chad Basin amid worsening insecurity.

UNHCR Warns Lake Chad Crisis Nears Breaking Point

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius July 5, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appealed for urgent international support...

NDLEA Arrests Grandmother Over Cocaine Hidden in Fake Plantains NDLEA officers display cocaine concealed inside fake plantain peels seized at Lagos airport.