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Abuja-Nigeria The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared significant progress in its ongoing health sector reform, revealing that 84 percent of the key performance indicators under the Presidential Health Sector Renewal Investment Compact have been achieved as of the third quarter of 2025. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare,…

Ahead of 2025 Joint Annual Review, the Federal Government has announced significant progress in Nigeria’s health sector reforms, reporting a 17% reduction in maternal deaths and a 12% decline in newborn deaths across 172 high-burden local government areas. Speaking at a Ministerial Press Briefing held today Tuesday in Abuja, the…

As Nigeria Marks Maiden National Lead Poisoning Prevention Day, the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate lead poisoning in Nigeria, pledging coordinated national action to protect citizens, especially children and pregnant women, from the devastating health effects of lead exposure. Speaking at the maiden commemoration of the National…

PRESS RELEASE FG Reassures Nigerians on Concrete Steps To End Resident Doctors’ Strike President Tinubu Orders Immediate Action to Restore Services Minister Sets Up Taskforce to Monitor Hospitals The Federal Government has expressed deep concern over the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), assuring Nigerians that…

Press Statement FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN OVER THE KIDNAPPING OF CONSULTANT NEUROSURGEON, DR. TOCHUKWU MBANUGO, IN ANAMBRA STATE The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare expresses profound concern over the kidnapping of Dr. Tochukwu Mbanugo, a Consultant Neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University…

— Massive Recruitment, Payment of Arrears, and Reforms Underway as Government Prioritises Health Workforce Wellbeing as the Bedrock of System Strengthening. The Federal Government has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to ensuring industrial peace, harmony, and sustained reform in Nigeria’s health sector, emphasising that the welfare, motivation, and stability of the…

-Nigeria, First Country to Mark National Health Promotion Day The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening preventive healthcare and promoting healthy lifestyles among Nigerians as a national priority. Speaking at a press briefing Wednesday in Abuja to commemorate the…

The Federal Government has launched a new digital tool to boost primary healthcare delivery with the unveiling of the Automated National Standing Orders (NSO) Mobile Application for Community Health Practitioners (CHPs). During the launching ceremony in Abuja, the Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle…

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of ₦32.9 billion under a revised funding framework for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), aimed at expanding access to quality primary healthcare services and improving transparency in resource utilisation. The announcement was made at the 12th Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) meeting…