Africa Health Report

Lagos Records 1,409 Road Crashes as LASTMA Rescues 670 LASTMA officials responding to a road traffic incident in Lagos.

Korede Abdullah October 11, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Traffic authorities in Lagos responded to 1,409 road crashes and rescued 670 victims in...

20 Killed, Five Injured in Multiple-Vehicle Crash on Plateau Route FRSC officials respond to a multiple-vehicle crash on the Hawan Kibo-Jos route in Plateau State

Hope Ajayi October 3, 2026

PLATEAU, Nigeria — Twenty people have been killed and five others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash along...

WHO, African Editors Develop Road Safety Media Guidelines WHO and African journalists discuss road safety reporting in Abuja

Oluwatobi Adu September 22, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID)...

LASTMA Urges Safer Skating Away From Busy Roads LASTMA warns children against skating on busy Lagos roads

Oluwatobi Adu September 20, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has urged parents and guardians to keep children...

Six Die in Kogi Road Crash, Two Injured Fatal road crash along the Kabba-Odo-Ape Road in Kogi State

Mirian Gom September 20, 2026

KOGI, Nigeria – Six people have died and two others sustained injuries in a road crash along...

Seven Die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Multiple Crash Emergency responders at the scene of a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Korede Abdullah August 24, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – A Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash has claimed the lives of seven people, while two others...

Dispatch Rider Killed in Lagos Truck Collision Emergency responders attend the scene of a fatal truck collision at Ijesha, Lagos.

Oluwafunbi Bello August 22, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – A Lagos truck collision has claimed the life of a dispatch rider after two...

Abia Clarifies Keke Restriction, Denies Statewide Ban Commercial tricycles operating in Umuahia, Abia State.

Abah Felicity August 14, 2026

ABIA, Nigeria – The Abia keke restriction applies only to long-distance passenger operations and does not amount...

Lagos Arrests Suspect Over Road Barrier Vandalism Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command investigate the alleged abduction and murder of a Kwara Polytechnic student.