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...

Tinubu Commissions Lagos Projects, Promises People-Focused Growth Drive Tinubu inaugurates major Lagos infrastructure projects

Korede Abdullah April 9, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissions major infrastructure projects in Lagos, declaring that development must...

Korede Abdullah February 11, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The first sound was not an announcement or a siren. It was the slow,...

Makoko Demolitions Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Rights Group Warns Demolished homes in Makoko waterfront community, Lagos

Korede Abdullah January 18, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – A peacebuilding and human rights organisation warns that ongoing demolitions in Lagos’ Makoko waterfront...

Nigeria Records 15.2m Structurally Inadequate Homes, Housing Data Reveals Residential housing in Nigeria showing structural conditions

Otamere Gladness December 17, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has taken a step toward addressing Nigeria’s...

WHO Urges Cities to Prioritise Health in New Urban Policy Guide WHO scientist examines mosquito samples amid chikungunya outbreak

Oluwatobi Adu October 31, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on national and municipal authorities to adopt...

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