Africa Health Report

The Waste Mountain Beside Abuja’s Highway: How Karu Residents Are Paying the Price Large roadside refuse dump beside the Nyanya–Keffi Expressway in Karu, Abuja

Abah Felicity August 8, 2026

NASARAWA, Nigeria – The smell reaches motorists before they see the rubbish. Beside the Nyanya–Keffi Expressway in...

Breathing the Butcher’s Air: Inside Karu’s Growing Battle Between Survival, Stench and Public Health Cleaning activities continue at the Karu abattoir amid concerns over sanitation and environmental safety

Otamere Gladness May 12, 2026

KARU, Nigeria – At dawn in Karu, on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, the neighbourhood wakes not...

Senate Declares Emergency Over Lead Poisoning in Lagos–Ogun Border Communities Residents of Ogijo community affected by widespread lead contamination

Korede Abdullah December 4, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Senate on Thursday declared a national emergency following confirmation of a widespread lead-poisoning...

Regulators Seal Ogijo Plants Over Toxic Safety Breaches NESREA officials sealing recycling facility in Ogijo over safety violations

Korede Abdullah November 28, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), working with the Ogun State...

Amnesty Warns Fossil Fuels Causing Global ‘Silent Health Pandemic’ Amnesty International report links fossil fuel pollution to global health crisis

Juliet Jacob November 12, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – Amnesty International has declared that the world is facing a “silent public health pandemic”...

Pollution