AGP Executive Report

Public Health Tech: Interswitch has deployed its eClinic Electronic Medical Records platform to public facilities in Abia State, aiming to cut paper records and improve patient care and health data management. Ebola Preparedness: The FG has set up a presidential task force and released ₦10bn emergency funding to strengthen Ebola response as alerts and planning intensify. Food & Water Safety: Cross River’s Yala LG has flagged a surge in open defecation (about 90%) and warned of an impending epidemic, pushing adoption of a state law and toilet support. Malaria & Nutrition Support: Kogi targets 240,000 children for 2026 schistosomiasis mass drug administration, while UNICEF and EU partners urge more support for children and youth in northern Nigeria. Health System Access: States are calling for compulsory health insurance coverage as residents and stakeholders push for wider protection. Health & Migration: Nigeria’s first batch of 258 evacuees from xenophobic attacks in South Africa arrived in Lagos and will undergo documentation and medical screening before reunification. Healthcare Workforce Pressure: Commentaries highlight the “japa” brain drain, warning it worsens shortages of doctors, nurses and lecturers. Cancer Care: NICRAT and other stakeholders continue to push private-sector support to reduce Nigeria’s cancer burden.

Ebola Preparedness: President Tinubu approved a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease preparedness and emerging public health threats, releasing ₦10bn for screening, airport surveillance and stronger emergency response systems as outbreaks are reported in DRC and Uganda. Food Safety & Health: Stakeholders raised alarms over GMO foods in Nigeria, linking concerns to cancer and other illnesses, while the government also reiterated that unsafe food causes about 53,000 deaths annually. Public Health Outreach: Dettol and Wellbeing Foundation Africa launched Phase 3 of the Dettol Hygiene Quest to boost handwashing and cut diarrhoea and school absenteeism. Mental Health & Addiction: Religious leaders and anti-drug agencies in Lagos will hold a public lecture on preventing and rehabilitating substance abuse. Security & Health Access: Schools closed early in parts of Nigeria over bandit attacks, while police rescued five kidnapped victims in Abuja and urged hospitals to report gunshot-related injuries. Court & Fraud: EFCC remanded Blessing CEO over alleged ₦13m fraud tied to fake cancer claims. Sports Tragedy: Nigeria-linked Ateneo drowning deaths in the Philippines are under DOJ review, with post-mortem findings citing asphyxia by drowning.

Ebola Preparedness: Nigeria’s Ebola response gets a boost as Tinubu sets up a presidential task force and approves a ₦10bn emergency fund, while states like Anambra step up awareness and readiness. Malaria Prevention: FCT launches its 2026 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention drive for over 1m children under five, using door-to-door community drug distributors. Family Planning Research: A new Nigeria-focused study outlines how to scale up the Hormonal IUD, expanding contraceptive options in public health facilities. Cancer Awareness: Kaduna’s Army hospital pushes breast and cervical cancer early detection through self-exams and prompt care. Food Safety: Experts urge faster rules on unhealthy diets, warning that unsafe food is driving huge illness and death burdens. Public Health Fraud: EFCC arraigns “Blessing CEO” over alleged ₦13m fraud tied to fake cancer claims, renewing calls for tighter verification. Teen Digital Safety: Hope Circle Foundation launches a Lagos School2School Teens Summit to build digital literacy and responsible online behaviour. Health System Access: Researchers highlight a roadmap for scaling hormonal IUD use, while NANS asks for student inclusion in Ebola response committees. Security & Health Risks: Reports of violence and kidnappings across parts of Nigeria underline the strain on community safety and access to care.

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.

Cholera Crisis in Borno: Médecins Sans Frontières reports cholera has killed 74 and infected 7,000+ in Borno since early May, with health facilities overwhelmed and spread worsened by poor water and sanitation. Ebola Preparedness: President Tinubu approves a ₦10bn emergency fund and sets up a Presidential Task Force to boost NCDC readiness, including intensified airport screening to stop importation. Rail Safety & Health Impact: The House of Reps demands an investigation into the Itakpe–Warri derailment and compensation for victims after deaths and injuries, with medical care ongoing for the injured. Food Safety Alarm: Nigeria’s health ministry says unsafe food causes about 50m illnesses and 53,000+ deaths yearly, hitting children under five hardest. Water, Sanitation Funding Gap: A presidential committee member says private-sector exclusion is fuelling Nigeria’s water and sanitation crisis, arguing for structures that attract long-term investment. Public Health Workforce: Taraba receives 4,000 applications for 550 nursing and midwifery slots, as screening begins to strengthen frontline care. Menstrual Hygiene Support: In Osun, 2,000 pads are donated to teenage girls to tackle period poverty and improve school attendance.

Pharmacovigilance Push: NAFDAC says it will begin pharmacovigilance assessment of healthcare facilities in Kwara, focusing on how medicine adverse reactions are reported, risk management, and the strength of pharmacovigilance committees. Food Safety Alarm: Nigeria’s health ministry says unsafe food is driving over 53,000 deaths annually and nearly 50 million illnesses, with under-fives making up most cases—urging safer food practices nationwide. Ebola Readiness: Africa CDC and WHO launch a unified six-month Ebola preparedness and response plan for the Bundibugyo strain, targeting $518m to boost surveillance, labs, infection control, and community engagement. Menstrual Hygiene Day: Women medical professionals in Benue urge schools to provide safe spaces and water, promote clean sanitary products, and end stigma around menstruation. Emergency Care Strain: A report highlights Nigeria’s emergency wards where families face “no bed space,” leaving patients on trolleys or in ambulances while waiting for treatment. Road Safety & Injuries: A Warri–Itakpe train derailment left three dead and 35 injured, while an FCT multi-vehicle crash injured three and affected 36 others, renewing calls for safer transport and faster response. Security & Health Access: Labour unions warn insecurity is making workers risk death to report for duty as Senate fast-tracks state police—an indirect threat to healthcare staffing and service delivery.

Malaria Fight: FG says it’s rolling out next-gen dual-active ingredient ITNs plus larval source management and malaria vaccine/chemoprevention tools, citing malaria prevalence dropping from 42% (2010) to 15% (2025). Food Safety: Nigeria records nearly 50m foodborne illnesses yearly, with unsafe food linked to over 53,000 deaths and most burden hitting children under five. Health Data & Rights: Human Rights Watch warns US health agreements (including Nigeria) condition aid on broad access to surveillance data and pathogen samples, raising privacy and fairness concerns. Pharma Regulation: PCN clamps down in Plateau, sealing 572 premises (pharmacies, patent medicine stores and illegal outlets) over unsafe drug distribution and practice. Infectious Disease Research: A new €15.3m project (ACT-CHIK) aims to advance a chikungunya vaccine through clinical trials and prep manufacturing in Africa. Public Health Training: JICA and Noguchi train eight lab professionals from six African countries to strengthen infectious disease diagnosis and lab quality. Ebola Preparedness: LAWMA issues Ebola advisories to Lagos health facilities and waste handlers. Safety & Care Access: LASTMA reports hit-and-run cases and says a victim was rushed to hospital; also, residents complain about staff shortages and drug costs in public hospitals. Health Tech & Privacy: NDPC launches a Meta-backed data protection awareness and capacity programme to strengthen Nigeria’s data privacy push.

Cancer Care & Survivorship: Nigeria Cancer Society marks National Cancer Survivors Day, warning that many survivors still face stigma, chronic complications, and heavy out-of-pocket costs that limit follow-up care. Public Health Systems: Harvard-linked experts toured the NASENI–Troment Biotechnologies factory, praising local production of rapid diagnostic tests (malaria, HIV, hepatitis, typhoid and more) to cut reliance on imports. Healthcare Workforce: NAN MD Ali lauds nurses and midwives as indispensable to national development, urging better media visibility for nursing progress. Security & Health Access: Nigerian Army reports rescuing 360 Boko Haram abductees in Borno, with survivors evacuated for medical care and humanitarian support; police also confirm safe rescue of a kidnapped woman and twin sons in Ibadan. Policy & Cost of Living: CPPE urges House of Reps to reject the Senate-passed Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Bill, arguing it could raise costs and hurt manufacturing jobs while claiming a health fund. Energy & Health Risk: MDAs spent N220bn on solar to cope with grid failures and rising electricity bills, highlighting how power instability can disrupt health services.

Boko Haram Hostage Rescue (Borno): Nigeria’s army says troops in the Mandara Mountains, southern Borno, freed 360 abductees from a JAS stronghold, with two infants dying from exhaustion; survivors were evacuated for medical care and humanitarian support. Hospital Care Strain (Ondo/Osun/Ekiti): Patients report shortages of staff and essential drugs in public hospitals, forcing expensive purchases outside facilities and worsening outcomes. Private Healthcare Regulation (Niger): Niger’s health ministry says it has set up a Private Health Facilities Agency to register, regulate, inspect and enforce standards for private clinics. Ebola Preparedness (Lagos): LAWMA issues Ebola prevention advisories to healthcare waste handlers and facilities amid regional outbreak alerts. Menstrual Health Push (FCT): A campaign targets menstrual hygiene and girls’ empowerment in Abuja. World Environment Day (Lagos): UBA Foundation begins school tree-planting across Lagos to promote climate action. Safety/Fire Tragedy (Delhi): A Nigerian national died from injuries in a Malviya Nagar hotel fire, bringing deaths to 22; police arrest the hotel owner and cook over alleged negligence. Security Alert (UNN, Enugu): UNN beefs up campus security and bans okada riders after an anonymous attack rumour. Road Safety Tech (Dangote Cement): Dangote Cement expands AI and telematics-based transport safety measures, including driver training and drug screening.

Malaria Financing Push: Stakeholders urged Nigeria to boost domestic funding and local ownership of malaria elimination as donor support declines, calling for community involvement and support for local pharma. Ebola Preparedness in Lagos: LAWMA issued a precautionary advisory to health facilities and medical waste handlers, stressing there are no confirmed Ebola cases in Lagos or Nigeria but urging strict infection prevention and waste protocols. Ebola Update & Misinformation: NCDC dismissed online claims of confirmed Ebola cases in Nigeria, reiterating the country has no confirmed cases and urging people to rely on official channels. Cholera Control in Borno: Police enforced sanitation measures in Maiduguri and Jere after a cholera outbreak killed dozens and infected thousands, with treatment centres set up. Water Safety Alert: A global assessment ranked many African countries among the highest risks for unsafe drinking water, linking poor infrastructure and sanitation to preventable illness. Data Transparency for Consumers: MTN held a “Data on Trial” forum and pledged N1trn for network expansion, plus a self-service portal to show how apps and devices consume data. Kidnapping Rescue (Health Angle): Police confirmed the safe rescue of a kidnapped woman and her twin sons in Ibadan, with victims receiving medical care after the operation. FGM Survivors’ Trauma: A report highlighted the long-term physical and emotional scars faced by FGM survivors, calling for stronger protection and support. Security-Terror Link: Defence sources warned that Boko Haram-linked fighters may be behind school abductions in Oyo, raising fears of extremist-kidnapping convergence.

Ebola Preparedness in Lagos: LAWMA issued a precautionary advisory to hospitals and medical waste handlers after Ebola reports from East Africa, stressing there’s no confirmed case in Lagos or Nigeria and urging strict infection prevention, hand hygiene, PPE use, and safe specimen waste handling. Menstrual Health Push: NAWOJ trained Bauchi girls on making reusable sanitary pads with UNICEF support, while Datametrics marked its 12th anniversary with menstrual hygiene sensitisation in Abuja, citing period poverty affecting about 25% of girls in the FCT. HIV Awareness Partnership: Anambra’s First Lady, Dr. Nonye Soludo, said her NGO will partner with ANSACA to boost HIV awareness, testing, and response, noting the state’s HIV prevalence is 2.4% (above the national 2.1%). Doctors Under Threat: Nigerian resident doctors threatened industrial action over assaults on healthcare workers, citing 17 major tertiary institutions affected in a year and demanding decisive action against perpetrators. Kidnap Victims Rescued: Troops rescued two kidnap victims in Kwara and Kaduna police rescued three victims after 40+ days, with victims taken for medical checks and support. Sports Medicine Angle: Team Nigeria Commonwealth Games preparations include medical screenings and athlete welfare checks ahead of overseas training in Aberdeen. Public Health Education: CERADF sensitised Abuja pupils on smart waste management and handwashing hygiene to prevent disease spread.

Ebola Readiness: NCDC says Nigeria is about 59% ready for Ebola but insists it can contain any outbreak, with high import risk due to travel and porous borders, and renewed focus on screening at airports and land entry points. Healthcare Access: President Tinubu flags off the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS), including tricycle, boat and hospital ambulances, to cut the “reach-to-care” gap in emergencies. Pharmacy Crackdown: Plateau State sees 572 pharmacies and patent medicine outlets shut by PCN for violations like illegal practice and unsafe handling. Medicine Security: PMG-MAN targets 70% local production of medicines, citing progress toward a roughly 50:50 local-to-import mix of essential drugs. Doctor Safety: NARD reports 17 hospitals recorded assaults on doctors, warning violence is worsening the healthcare crisis. Public Health & Disease Control: NCDC warns of politicisation of cholera as response teams scale up surveillance and case management. HIV Prevention (Regional): South Africa launches rollout of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug. Rare Surgery: Nigerian conjoined twins Mercy and Goodness are successfully separated in Abu Dhabi and begin rehabilitation.

Ebola Preparedness: NCDC says the risk of Bundibugyo Ebola strain entering Nigeria is high amid fresh East Africa outbreaks, urging stronger border surveillance and faster case detection. Waste & Infection Control: Lagos LAWMA issued an Ebola-triggered advisory to health facilities and medical waste handlers to tighten infection prevention and waste protocols, while Anambra warned scrap and waste dealers to stop practices that can spread sickness. Maternal & Child Health: Kwara plans MNCHW from June 8–12 targeting 1.2m children and pregnant women with immunisation, deworming, nutritional screening, HPV vaccination, antenatal care and delivery services. Healthcare Access Upgrade: NNPC Foundation commissioned a 1.5 Tesla MRI system for National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kano, to cut delays and improve diagnosis for orthopaedic, neurological, trauma and musculoskeletal cases. Drug Regulation Crackdown: PCN sealed 572 pharmacies and patent stores in Plateau for violations including unauthorised practice and illegal outlets. Public Health & Safety: NEMA flagged high flood risks in Taraba, launching a 2026 flood preparedness campaign. Human Interest (Health-linked): A case in Ebonyi alleges a husband’s negligence led to his wife bleeding to death after improper injections.

Ebola Preparedness & Border Screening: Nigeria’s health authorities are stepping up Ebola readiness, including tighter surveillance and screening at airports and land borders, as regional concerns grow. Non-Communicable Disease Funding: The Senate passed a sugar tax bill that creates a health fund to tackle rising diabetes and obesity, aiming to shift revenue into prevention and care. Malaria Push: Lawmakers also approved a bill to establish a National Agency for Malaria Elimination, signalling stronger coordination for control efforts. Nutrition & Misinformation: A nationwide campaign is tackling dairy nutrition misinformation through the “Choose Milk” push, while stakeholders also continue to spotlight malnutrition and anaemia as patient-safety issues. Tobacco/Nicotine Control: CAPPA warns that nicotine and tobacco products are increasingly targeting youth with flavours and marketing tactics, urging urgent regulation. Child Health & Hygiene: An NGO in the FCT distributed menstrual hygiene kits to tackle period poverty and improve school girls’ wellbeing. Research for Lassa Detection: UNIOSUN biotech student wins an international grant to develop a wearable biosensor for Lassa fever detection in low-resource settings.

Ebola Preparedness: Oyo State assures residents it has activated surveillance, rapid response teams, labs and a reactivated Ebola technical working group, even as officials say no Ebola case has been recorded in Nigeria. Malaria Policy: The Senate approved a bill to establish a National Agency for Malaria Elimination, aiming to strengthen the fight against the disease. Maternal Health & Nutrition Myths: A midwife weighs in on whether eating pineapple in late pregnancy can trigger labour, noting small studies suggest possible effects but not a guaranteed shortcut. Patient Safety & Care Access: An Anambra native doctor was remanded in a correctional facility after a court rejected hospital detention for an accused person on health grounds. GBV & Pregnancy: An Anambra 16-year-old girl was gang-raped by eight men, including her guardian, with a medical report confirming she is two months pregnant. Health System Under Strain: Lagos State University mourns a student who died after injuries from an off-campus robbery attack. Public Health Awareness: Ogun marks World Menstrual Hygiene Day with stakeholders pushing the “Pad Bank” movement to tackle period poverty. Disaster Risk: NEMA flags 148 Jigawa communities and 17 LGAs as moderate flood risk areas for 2026, warning of knock-on effects for public health and services. Justice & Rights: A widow and detained children file a fundamental rights suit against the police over alleged unlawful detention in Abuja. Medical Tourism Safety Abroad: A deadly Delhi hotel fire highlights risks faced by “medical tourists,” including Nigerians among the victims.

Malaria Policy Push: Nigeria’s Senate has passed the National Agency for Malaria Elimination Bill, moving the country toward a prevention-and-eradication approach with a dedicated agency. Nutrition Safety Alarm: The West African Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition warns malnutrition is under-recognised in hospitals, saying 30–45% of tertiary patients may already be malnourished on admission, worsening recovery and outcomes. Menstrual Health Advocacy: Lagos SDGs officials mark International Menstrual Hygiene Day, urging an end to silence and stigma and better access to menstrual health services. GBV Enforcement Call: Stakeholders in Lagos urge faster prosecution of gender-based violence offenders, including attention to technology-facilitated abuse like sextortion. School Insecurity Pressure: The Nigeria Labour Congress backs the Nigeria Union of Teachers’ strike over kidnappings and insecurity affecting educators and pupils, warning governments to act fast. Ebola Preparedness Context: Reports highlight Nigeria’s ongoing border screening and readiness measures as regional Ebola risk concerns continue. Public Health & Safety Abroad: A deadly Delhi hotel fire killed 21, including Nigerians, prompting renewed focus on fire safety and emergency response. Local Health System Concern: Experts say lack of nutrition screening is worsening patient survival in Nigerian hospitals.