High Costs, Few Specialists Deepen Nigeria’s Eye Care Crisis – Expert
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria’s struggling eye care system is leaving patients facing a combination of specialist shortages, high treatment costs and inadequate public health…
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The Silent Sugar Crisis: Millions May Have Diabetes Without Knowing It
ABUJA, Nigeria – Millions of Nigerians may be living with diabetes without knowing it, as limited access to screening, misconceptions about the disease and…
FG Review Plans to Improve Affordable Healthcare Access
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu and Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, have discussed measures to improve access…
Billions Spent, Healthcare Missing: Inside Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Crisis
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has channelled billions of naira into primary healthcare, yet many communities continue to face facilities without adequate medicines, equipment and…
AHR’s Top 10 Health & Development Stories, 21–27 September 2026
✍️ Editor’s Note Nigeria’s health landscape this week was marked by a combination of outbreaks, preventable deaths, chronic disease, reproductive health concerns and attempts…
FG Reviews N235bn Health Fund as Medical Costs Remain High
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government is reviewing the effectiveness of its health financing investments as high out-of-pocket medical expenses continue to place a…
Nigeria Records First Tele-Robotic Surgery
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria has recorded what its organisers describe as the country’s first tele-robotic surgery, allowing a surgeon at the Redeemer’s Health Village…
97% of Nigerian PHCs Fail Minimum Staffing Standard – Report
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nearly all the 1,480 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) assessed across 16 Nigerian states failed to meet the national minimum staffing requirement,…
Over 10,000 Nigerians Now Working in UK NHS as Nigeria Battles Health Worker Shortage
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 10,494 Nigerians are listed among staff in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS), according to data shared by…
NAFDAC Recruits 600 Pharmacists to Strengthen Fight Against Fake Drugs
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated a reserve programme involving 600 pharmacists to strengthen…