Africa Health Report

Lagos Steps Up Ebola Preparedness at Mainland Hospital Lagos Health Commissioner Akin Abayomi inspects facilities at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, during an Ebola preparedness assessment.

Lagos Health Commissioner Akin Abayomi inspects facilities at Mainland Hospital, Yaba, during an Ebola preparedness assessment.

Lagos Steps Up Ebola Preparedness at Mainland Hospital

Mirian Gom September 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government has intensified Ebola preparedness by conducting a strategic assessment of...

Kidney Donation Has No Fixed Price – Expert

Kidney Donation Has No Fixed Price, Surgeon Explains Nigerian Law

Kidney Donation Has No Fixed Price – Expert

Mirian Gom September 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – A consultant plastic surgeon, Dr Torngee Malu, says there is no fixed monetary value...

Plateau Diphtheria Outbreak Kills 15, Infects 117 Health workers vaccinating children during Kano's diphtheria response campaign.

Plateau Diphtheria Outbreak Kills 15, Infects 117

Mirian Gom September 1, 2026

PLATEAU, Nigeria – A Plateau diphtheria outbreak has claimed 15 lives and left 117 people with suspected...

Zamfara Guards Arrest Bandit Doctor Treating Wounded Insurgents

Zamfara Guards Arrest Bandit Doctor Treating Insurgents

Mirian Gom September 1, 2026

ZAMFARA, Nigeria – The Zamfara Community Protection Guards (CPG) have arrested a suspected bandit doctor accused of...

Three Rescued After Ilorin Building Collapse Emergency responders search through rubble after a two-storey building collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Emergency responders search through rubble after a two-storey building collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara State.

Three Rescued After Ilorin Building Collapse

Hope Ajayi September 1, 2026

ILORIN, Nigeria – Three people have been rescued alive after a two-storey building collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara...

Alausa Makes Tertiary Institutions Ranking Mandatory Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa addresses stakeholders on the national tertiary institutions ranking initiative in Abuja.

Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa addresses stakeholders on the national tertiary institutions ranking initiative in Abuja.

Alausa Makes Tertiary Institutions Ranking Mandatory

Hope Ajayi September 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The national tertiary institutions ranking will now be compulsory for universities, polytechnics and colleges...

FG Launches Hire from Nigeria Jobs Campaign Education Minister Maruf Tunji Alausa launches the Hire From Nigeria campaign in Abuja.

FG Launches Hire from Nigeria Jobs Campaign

Hope Ajayi September 1, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Hire from Nigeria campaign has been launched by the Federal Government to connect...

Lagos Records 33,009 Domestic Violence Cases Lagos State officials during the 2026 Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness campaign.

Lagos Records 33,009 Domestic Violence Cases

Korede Abdullah September 1, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State has recorded 33,009 domestic and sexual violence cases between September 2021 and...

FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa receives the TETFund Medical Simulation Committee report in Abuja.