Nigeria Launches €4.2m EU-WHO Initiative to Strengthen Outbreak Response
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has launched a €4.2 million health security initiative aimed at strengthening the country’s capacity to detect, respond to and manage…
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Nigeria Health Sector
Nigeria Health Crisis: Workforce Shortage, Drug Imports Threaten System – NAS
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has warned that Nigeria’s worsening shortage of health workers and heavy reliance on imported medicines…
Nigeria Releases ₦32.8bn to Boost Primary Healthcare Nationwide
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government releases ₦32.8 billion in first-quarter funding to strengthen grassroots healthcare, targeting millions who depend on primary health centres…
Poor Pay Drives Young Nigerians Away from Medicine – Ipaye Warns
LAGOS, Nigeria – Former Ogun State Health Commissioner, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, warns that poor remuneration for Nigerian doctors may deter young people from entering…
Dental Association Seeks Urgent Reform of Oral Health Policies
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) has called for urgent reforms in oral health policy implementation, improved access to healthcare, and stronger…
FG Launches High-Level Committee to End Power Crisis in Nigerian Hospitals
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has inaugurated a high-powered Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee tasked with ending the persistent electricity shortages that continue to cripple…
Pate Presses Governors at NCH66, Seeks Bigger 2026 Health Budgets
ABUJA, Nigeria – State governors came under renewed scrutiny at the 66th National Council on Health (NCH) in Calabar on Friday as the Coordinating…
Nigeria Adopts New Health Reforms to Strengthen PHC Delivery
ABUJA, Nigeria – The federal government, state authorities and development partners have endorsed a new wave of reforms aimed at strengthening accountability, improving financing…
Ondo Issues Strict Performance Warning to Underperforming Primary Health Workers
AKURE, Nigeria – The Ondo State Government has issued a stern warning to primary healthcare workers across its 18 local government areas, saying their…
Ogun NMA Supports Resident Doctors’ Strike, Demands Urgent Government Action
OGUN, Nigeria – The Ogun State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared full support for the ongoing nationwide strike by the…