3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (383+ words) Oyo State has recorded 131 suspected Lassa fever cases from January to September 10, 2026, with six confirmed cases and one death, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, has said. The commissioner clarified that the figures did not indicate an ongoing…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (510+ words) The Plateau State Government has confirmed that suspected diphtheria cases in the state have risen to 303, while the death toll has increased to 27. The State Epidemiologist, Dr Maren Damulak, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists in Jos. Damulak said…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (559+ words) The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it recorded 53 suspected cases of diphtheria in 2026, with six of the cases laboratory-confirmed positive. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Thursday at a press conference on Lagos State’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (153+ words) ​‌‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‌The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said that Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remained extremely serious. In a post on its official X account, Africa CDC said the outbreak had continued to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (373+ words) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved about N302.3 billion for the construction, furnishing, equipping and commissioning of a flagship National Cancer Institute in Nigeria. The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, NICRAT, Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, disclosed…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) The Benue State Government has approved N294.53 million as counterpart funding for the 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention, SMC, campaign across the state. The approval was granted during the State Executive and Security Council meeting held at the Government House, Makurdi, and presided…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (755+ words) The Chairperson, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Ireti Kingibe, has called for stronger accountability in Nigeria’s health system, saying every maternal death from preventable causes represents an institutional failure. Kingibe said this at the fifth anniversary symposium of Seconds…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (263+ words) The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) has announced new measures to curb HIV infections among young people by expanding testing services, strengthening prevention education and increasing the use of technology. TACAIDS ​‌‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‌‍‍⁠⁠​⁠‌‌​Executive Director, Adam Mrisho, announced during a meeting of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (408+ words) The European Union has approved €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian assistance for four African countries battling outbreaks of cholera, with Nigeria receiving the largest share of the funding. The European Commission said the money would support emergency response efforts in Nigeria,…...