The federal government, state authorities and development partners have endorsed a new set of reforms aimed at strengthening accountability, improving financing, and expanding primary healthcare access and health delivery across the country. This was announced in a communiqué issued on…

Self-medication is the use of drugs to treat self-diagnosed disorders or symptoms, or the continued use of previously prescribed medicines without professional input, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). It may also involve the use of herbs, the re-use…

Fatima Sulaimon, 35, had her fifth child on a tiny fishing canoe. It happened in the dead of night, five years ago, in Agboyi, a riverine community under the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State. Agboyi comprises three main…

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike, effective Saturday, 15 November 2025, citing the federal government’s prolonged failure to implement the adjusted Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS)…

A new study has shown that inflation and rising living costs have severely affected access to essential diabetes medication in Nigeria, pushing many patients into financial hardship and worsening health outcomes. The study, conducted by Development Governance International Consult (DGI…

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health, Iziaq Salako, has said the country is not yet capable of locally producing vaccines for use. Mr Salako, a medical doctor, spoke on Thursday night when he appeared as a guest on Channels TV’s…

The federal government has said it is committed to a nationwide revitalisation of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) to ensure that every Nigerian, regardless of location or income, can access quality basic healthcare. The Minister of State for Health and…

The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Jean Kaseya, has announced that Nigeria will serve as one of the pilot countries for the integration of health financing under the G20 partnership. Mr Kaseya made…

(Mariam Ileyemi, Oluwakemi Adelagun, Zainab Adewale and Fortune Eromonsele) Thirteen days after the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began its strike, major hospital services remain paralysed, leaving patients stranded. The strike, which began on 1 November, has grounded operations…

The House of Representatives has directed an investigation into the growing trend of medical consultants and personnel in public hospitals engaging in private practice during official working hours. This resolution followed a motion on a matter of urgent national importance…

Nigeria loses approximately 850,000 newborn and under-five children every year to preventable causes, including prematurity and pneumonia, according to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate. Mr Pate disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at the joint…

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has said that 74 per cent of patients in Nigeria are satisfied with healthcare facilities and primary healthcare services nationwide. Mr Pate stated this in Abuja during the 2025 Joint…

The federal government is seeking to raise about N150 billion to fund vaccine procurement for 2025 and 2026, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen immunisation and improve health outcomes. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy,…

President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Health Agenda could save Nigeria up to N4.8 trillion annually in economic losses linked to preventable diseases, an official has said. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, while speaking at…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating substandard and falsified medicines in Nigeria through new digital tools and strengthened regulatory frameworks aimed at enhancing traceability and paediatric drug safety. This…