Ebola Response: President Tinubu approved ₦10bn emergency funding and set up a Presidential Task Force to boost Nigeria’s Ebola preparedness, including stricter passenger screening at airports as cases rise in DR Congo and Uganda. Cholera Crisis: Borno’s cholera outbreak is overwhelming facilities, with nearly 8,000 suspected cases and 74 deaths reported, prompting MSF to expand treatment centres and push sanitation and vaccination in affected communities. Clean Cooking Under Pressure: Cooking gas prices jumped sharply, with households increasingly switching to charcoal as LPG supply gaps and rising costs deepen “energy poverty” and threaten public health. Maternal Health Focus: Experts warn preventable maternal deaths among women under 40 continue, pointing to delays in recognising danger signs and accessing emergency obstetric care, especially postpartum bleeding and pregnancy-related high blood pressure. Food Safety Alarm: The FG reiterated that unsafe food causes tens of thousands of deaths yearly, renewing calls for better regulation and safer handling across the food chain. Drug Abuse & Youth: Enugu State officials stressed substance abuse is a security and development threat, urging schools, families, faith groups and agencies to tackle it together. Healthcare Access & Safety: NAFDAC began medicine safety checks and pharmacovigilance assessments in Kwara hospitals, while health workers continue to raise concerns about staffing and drug costs.