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Billions Spent, Healthcare Missing: Inside Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Crisis 1000658217

Billions Spent, Healthcare Missing: Inside Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Crisis

Korede Abdullah October 12, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has channelled billions of naira into primary healthcare, yet many communities continue to...

Abia Hospital Performs First Major Brain Surgery on 19-Year-Old : Abia Specialist Hospital performs emergency brain surgery on accident victim

Abia Hospital Performs First Major Brain Surgery on 19-Year-Old

Korede Abdullah October 7, 2026

UMUAHIA, Nigeria – A 19-year-old motorcycle accident victim has survived emergency brain surgery at the Abia State...

FG Reviews N235bn Health Fund as Medical Costs Remain High NHIA

FG Reviews N235bn Health Fund as Medical Costs Remain High

Mirian Gom September 27, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government is reviewing the effectiveness of its health financing investments as high...

NHIA Expands Health Coverage for Vulnerable Nigerians NHIA

NHIA Expands Health Coverage for Vulnerable Nigerians

Oluwafunbi Bello July 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The NHIA health coverage programme is expanding as the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)...

Ogun Prepares for Expanded Healthcare Fund Ogun State officials and CHAI representatives at the Health Systems Task Force inauguration in Abeokuta

Ogun State officials and CHAI representatives at the Health Systems Task Force inauguration in Abeokuta

Ogun Prepares for Expanded Healthcare Fund

Korede Abdullah June 17, 2026

ABEOKUTA, Nigeria – Ogun State has intensified preparations for the rollout of BHCPF 2.0, an expanded healthcare...

Nigeria Releases ₦32.8bn to Boost Primary Healthcare Nationwide Nigerian primary healthcare centre benefiting from BHCPF funding

Nigeria Releases ₦32.8bn to Boost Primary Healthcare Nationwide

Chukwu Obinna March 25, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government releases ₦32.8 billion in first-quarter funding to strengthen grassroots healthcare, targeting...

Pate Presses Governors at NCH66, Seeks Bigger 2026 Health Budgets Professor Muhammad Pate announces Nigeria’s new ₦1,450 health insurance capitation fee

Professor Muhammad Pate announces Nigeria’s new ₦1,450 health insurance capitation fee

Pate Presses Governors at NCH66, Seeks Bigger 2026 Health Budgets

Juliet Jacob November 21, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – State governors came under renewed scrutiny at the 66th National Council on Health (NCH)...

FG Disburses ₦32.9bn to PHCs, Urges Public Oversight Coordinating Minister of Health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate

FG Disburses ₦32.9bn to PHCs, Urges Public Oversight

Chukwu Obinna October 22, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has disbursed ₦32.9 billion to primary healthcare centres (PHCs) across Nigeria,...

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Billions Spent, Healthcare Missing: Inside Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Crisis

Abia Hospital Performs First Major Brain Surgery on 19-Year-Old

FG Reviews N235bn Health Fund as Medical Costs Remain High

NHIA Expands Health Coverage for Vulnerable Nigerians

Ogun Prepares for Expanded Healthcare Fund

Nigeria Releases ₦32.8bn to Boost Primary Healthcare Nationwide

Pate Presses Governors at NCH66, Seeks Bigger 2026 Health Budgets

FG Disburses ₦32.9bn to PHCs, Urges Public Oversight

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