The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has announced that states with outstanding performance in primary healthcare delivery will share a total of $6.1 million through the third edition of its Primary Health Care Leadership Challenge Awards. NGF Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of…

Interventions by MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices and other development partners are increasing awareness and uptake of family planning services among women in rural communities across Ebonyi State. The interventions, implemented through service delivery, public sector strengthening and community sensitisation, have…

Yobe State has emerged as the overall winner of Nigeria’s Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge, outperforming other states in an independently verified assessment. The assessment measures governance, financing, service delivery and accountability within PHC systems. The award was announced…

Kano State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency said it has recorded a major expansion in health insurance coverage, growing enrolment from 497,262 lives in 2023 to 933,014 in 2025, an increase of 87.6 per cent within two years. The Executive Secretary…

(This is the second and final part of this report. You can read the first part here.) On a windy Tuesday afternoon on 18 February, Akaninyene Nelson had just returned from tapping palm wine in a swamp several kilometres from…

Medical doctors have called for the accelerated adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Nigeria’s health sector and improved financial planning among medical professionals. This call was made at the Seventh Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the University of Ilorin…

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has revealed that Nigeria recorded a significant increase in the utilisation of primary healthcare (PHC) facilities between 2023 and 2025. Mr Pate, who spoke on Sunday during an interview on…

The Gates Foundation has invested $27m in Nigeria’s Primary Health Care Challenge Fund over the past four years, with the bulk of the funding deployed as performance-based awards to drive reforms and improve service delivery at the state level. According…

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has dismissed growing speculation that he intends to contest the Bauchi State governorship in 2027. Mr Pate said his full attention remains on implementing health sector reforms under President Bola…

Nigeria recorded the highest number of malaria cases and deaths globally, with an estimated 68,466,000 cases, according to the 2025 World Malaria Report. The report obtained from the World Health Organisation on Friday by our correspondent analysed 2024 data and…

Fidson Healthcare Plc, Nigeria’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, on Friday, 12 December 2025, held a signing ceremony at the Company’s Head Office in Lagos to initiate the formal launch of its highly anticipated Rights Issue upon receipt of the final regulatory…

A consultant family physician at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, Dr Iorfa Tor-Ayiin, has advised Nigerians to undertake regular medical check-ups to prevent non-communicable diseases. As reported by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, Tor-Ayiin gave the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that a new variant of influenza virus is spreading fast but expressed hope that vaccination remains the “most effective defence”. The Unit Head for Global Respiratory Threats at the Department of Epidemic and…

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says improved human living conditions are key to eradicating malaria in the country. A Director of Research at NIMR, Dr Adeola Olukosi, made the assertion at the December edition of the NIMR Monthly…

The Kaduna State Government has successfully treated 30,089 children across all the 23 local government areas in the state for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in 2025, the state’s Nutrition Officer (SNO), Ramatu Musa, has said. Ms Musa said this while…