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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES ₦17BN COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT FUND ACROSS 8,804 WARDS, UPGRADES ZARIA HEALTH INSTITUTION
Abuja, Nigeria | April 22, 2026 — The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Community-Based National Social Action Fund Taskforce to drive grassroots development and accelerate socio-economic improvements across Nigeria’s 8,804 wards. The initiative, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, will deploy community-driven interventions tailored to local…
FG Expands Nurses and Midwives Education, Scaled up Enrollment From 28,000 To 110,000
Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Ministry of Education and healthcare regulators like the Nursing and Midwifery Council has strategically expanded nurses and midwives education scaling up enrollment from 28,000 in May 2023 to 110,000 in 2024/2025 academic year. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR disclosed…
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FG Explains Standoff With Resident Doctors, Cites ₦90bn Pay Boost, Collective Bargaining Efforts
The Federal Government has explained the ongoing standoff with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), attributing it to structural and policy issues rather than neglect, while highlighting a ₦90 billion annual increase in health workers’ allowances as evidence of its commitment to industrial harmony in the sector. The Honourable…
FG Deepens Fight Against Micronutrient Deficiency, Inaugurates Advisory Committee.
............Unveils New Policies to Combat Micronutrient Deficiencies The Federal Government has intensified efforts to tackle micronutrient deficiency in Nigeria, inaugurating a National Advisory Committee on Micronutrient Deficiency and Control while unveiling new policy frameworks to drive coordinated action across key sectors. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad…
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NIGERIA AND UNITED STATES SIGN LANDMARK AGREEMENT TO STRENGTHEN HEALTH SECURITY, EXPAND PRIMARY CARE, AND DRIVE SELF-RELIANCE Abuja, Nigeria | Friday, December 19, 2025 The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the United States of America today signed a landmark technical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
Health Key to Unity, Productivity, Social Stability — FG Emphasizes
Information Minister on Advocacy Visit The Federal Government has reaffirmed health as the foundation of Nigeria’s development agenda, stressing that access to quality and affordable healthcare is central to national unity, economic productivity and social stability under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The Coordinating Minister of Health and…
OPENING REMARKS BY DR IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE DELIVERED AT THE 2025 NATIONAL MICRONUTRIENT CONFERENCE HELD AT THE NAF CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA 18th and 19th DECEMBER, 2025
I am deeply honoured to address you today at this important event, the 2025 National Micronutrient Conference themed: “Strengthening Resilient Systems for Addressing Micronutrient Deficiencies in Nigeria”. This gathering underscores the magnitude of micronutrient deficiency in our country and reflects our shared commitment to tackling it as one of the…
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DR. IZIAQ ADEKUNLE SALAKO, HONOURABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE AT THE GATES FOUNDATION CLOSE OUT CEREMONY AND VIRTUAL RESULTS PRESENTATION MEETING, THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 2025 AT LAKE GREEN HOTEL, JAHI ABUJA.
PROTOCOLS I am highly honoured and privilege to be part of this Gates Foundation close-out ceremony for this GF project which started in 2022 that winded up in September 2025. The eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerchiasis in Nigeria Assessment to stop Ivermectin (IVM) treatment project supported by Gates Foundation and…