The Federal Government has pledged to tackle the shortage of medical doctors and health personnel, a situation exacerbated by the mass exodus popularly termed “Japa syndrome,” promising an end to Nigeria’s dependence on medical tourism. The assurance came from

  The United States government has signed a five-year bilateral health agreement with Nigeria, committing $2.1 billion to strengthen the country’s healthcare system, with a particular focus on Christian faith-based facilities. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), inked on December 20,

  The federal government has unfolded an ambitious plan to revitalise 8,000 primary health centres (PHCs) and expand national immunisation coverage under its 2024–2028 medium-term framework. Minister of State for Health, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents

  Health services across the country face fresh disruption as the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations yesterday declared an indefinite nationwide strike, effective November 15, 2025, over the federal government’s failure to implement

Abia State has emerged as Nigeria’s most health-prepared state in the 2025 SBM Health Preparedness Index (HPI), reflecting what observers describe as Governor Alex Otti’s growing emphasis on healthcare investment and infrastructure renewal. According to the latest HPI report released