Pig farmers in the Ikangba/Agoro axis of Ogun State say African swine fever has killed tens of thousands of pigs, forced more than 99% of farms in the area to close and put over 2,000 farmers at risk. Their losses expose a persistent challenge for Nigeria’s livestock sector: how to…

Farm Alert’s Founder and CEO calls on newly inducted veterinarians to embrace artificial intelligence, leverage innovation and transform knowledge into meaningful impact. ILORIN, NIGERIA | 12 October 2026 Dr. Kayode Femi, Founder and CEO of Farm Alert Ltd and 7AI Ltd, has challenged newly inducted veterinarians at the University of…

The University of Ilorin has inducted 32 graduands of its Faculty of Veterinary Medicine into the veterinary profession, charging them to contribute to Nigeria’s food security, public health and livestock development. The induction took place on Monday, October 12, 2026, during the university’s 8th Veterinary Induction and Oath-Taking Ceremony, organised…

Zamfara State’s Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has reported progress in livestock infrastructure, farmer training, input distribution and vaccination, as the state reviews its implementation performance alongside other participating states. The update was presented by the State Project Coordinator, Nasiru Mohammed, during the L-PRES Implementation Support Mission held…

With 263 reported deaths, a 23.6% case fatality rate and cases concentrated in five states, Nigeria’s Lassa fever figures raise difficult questions about early diagnosis, healthcare access and the country’s approach to a disease it has managed for decades. Nigeria has recorded 1,115 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 263 deaths…

For nearly two decades, Kenya’s veterinary profession has been waiting for a remuneration decision that began with a government job evaluation in 2007. Now, the Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) has taken the matter back to Parliament, asking lawmakers to address what it describes as a longstanding disparity between the pay…

Namibia’s foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak has expanded significantly since it was first confirmed in the country’s southern commercial livestock zone, with 127 confirmed positive cases now recorded across 15 farms. The latest figures, announced by President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on 5 October, came after veterinary surveillance teams inspected 29,313 animals across…

Lagos/Ogun, Nigeria | 5 October 2026 The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has launched an African Swine Fever (ASF) control and biosecurity campaign at the Oke-Aro Pig Farm Estate, one of Nigeria’s major pig production clusters spanning parts of Lagos and Ogun States. The intervention, launched on 2…

Zambia has vaccinated more than 8,000 livestock against anthrax in Muchinga Province, as authorities intensify disease-control measures following continued wildlife deaths and new human infections in the province. As of Sunday, 8,233 animals had been vaccinated across Lavushimanda, Mpika and Shiwang’andu districts, according to the Muchinga Provincial Coordinator for the…

Namibia has begun easing some livestock movement restrictions after veterinary surveillance found no evidence that the recent Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreak had spread beyond the ||Kharas region. But the controls are far from over. Namibia has partially lifted restrictions imposed following the detection of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Karasburg Veterinary…