May 04
Nigeria: Curated Conversations - Isra Chaker On Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers' Lives
"For every $1 invested in maternal health, it yields $9 in economic returns for the community and society," says Isra Chaker, Founder and CEO of Every Pregnancy. This is why saving… Read more »
April 30
Nigeria: Despite Its Renovation, Jikuci PHC in Niger State Remains Without Essential Equipment and Unable to Serve Patients
On the outside, Jikuci Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre looks like a promise fulfilled; fresh paint, repaired walls, and a renovated structure, but within, this modern-looking… Read more »
April 28
Nigeria: In Borno, Cash Transfers Are Helping Families Treat Malnutrition Beyond the Clinic
Bilkisu, a resident of Njimtilo in the Konduga area of Borno State, lives with a visual impairment, while her children remain out of school as the family struggles to survive day… Read more »
April 24
Nigeria: 10 PHCs Revamped in Lere, but Communities Say Ambulances Are the Missing Link
When Martha Ishaya's relative was referred to Jos University Teaching Hospital in Plateau Statefor urgent care, there was no ambulance. Instead, they scrambled to find a private… Read more »
April 22
Nigeria: As Foreign Aid Declines, Can Pension Funds Fill Nigeria's Health Financing Gap?
Nigeria's pension fund assets grew by 20% in 2025, rising from N22.9 trillion in January to over ₦27 trillion by December. However, the bulk of these assets remains concentrated… Read more »
April 20
Nigeria: What Happens When the Lights Go Out? Solar Power Is Keeping Maternity Care Going in Gombe
Aisha (not her real name) had been in labour for over two days in Tula, a remote community in Kaltungo Local Government Area (LGA) in Gombe State. By the time a referral was made… Read more »
April 16
Nigeria: Kano's Gyartai Community Calls for Upgrade of Health Post to Level 2 PHC
Residents in Gyartai community in Kano are demanding a PHC upgrade. A single health post serving over 10,000 patients, a number beyond the capacity of 500 patients, has been… Read more »
April 13
Nigeria: Taimaka's Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe
When 16-month-old Babangida was brought to the Taimaka outpatient clinic in Yamaltu-Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, he was already severely malnourished. His mother,… Read more »
April 09
Nigeria: Indabo Residents in Kano Call for More Health Workers to Ensure Round-the-Clock Phc Services
In Indabo Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), the call for 24-hour services is growing louder as pregnant women risk their lives when labour begins at night with no access to care.… Read more »
Nigeria: Antenatal Care Is Leaving Pregnant Women Without Basic Nutrition Advice in Nigeria
Sheriff Gbadamosi and Favour Ani (Lead writers) Read more »
April 07
Nigeria: How Tech-Enabled Emergency Financing Is Helping Nigerian Families Access Care
Nigeria's population is projected to exceed 237.5 million by 2025. However, the country's health financing system still leaves many households vulnerable at the point of care.… Read more »
April 04
Nigeria: Bridging Nigeria's Research-Industry Gap to Establish Local Premix Production for Food Fortification
At the Academia-Micronutrient Deficiency Control (MNDC) Committee Roundtable on "Advancing Sustainable Food Fortification in Nigeria: Bridging Research, Innovation and Local Premix… Read more »
April 01
Nigeria: Nigeria Must Not Let Child Nutrition Become a Budget Casualty in 2026
In a stabilisation ward (a specialised treatment unit for severe malnutrition) in northern Nigeria, a child with severe acute malnutrition needs immediate action, not sympathy.… Read more »
March 30
Nigeria: How Community Trust Is Improving Girls' Sexual and Reproductive Health Education in Abuja Schools
Success, 13, did not panic when she got her first period. 'I was educated early,' she recalled, 'I simply used a sanitary pad and carried on with my day.' In many Nigerian… Read more »
March 26
Nigeria: Without 24-Hour Service, Shuwaki PHC Improvements Fall Short of Better Care
The improvement at Shuwaki Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) has offered hope for the community, but without 24-hour services, many patients are still left without receiving quality… Read more »
Nigeria: The System Eats Our People - a Poem of Grief and Rage
Dr Ebere Okereke wrote this poem in the wake of several deaths close to her, each painful and, in important ways, avoidable. They did not arise from one isolated failure. They… Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: How Insecurity Is Reshaping Food Security and Deepening Malnutrition in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded an estimated 14,000 cases of armed violence between 2018 and 2024. During this period, the share of the population facing food insecurity rose from 47% to 75%.… Read more »
March 23
Nigeria: Closing the Gap - Linking Fistula Surgery to Health Coverage in Nigeria
Victoria Ifeanyichukwu, a mother of two from Imo State, arrived at the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, seeking care after a difficult first… Read more »
Nigeria: Resolve to Save Lives in Partnership With Nigeria Health Watch & Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Launches 'Project Amplify Lead Poisoning Prevention in Nigeria' to Drive National Action Against Lead Poisoning in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria - 17th March 2026 Read more »
March 20
Nigeria: Beyond the Numbers - What Data and Community Voices Reveal About Maternal Deaths in Nigeria
Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) Read more »
March 18
Nigeria: CEPI 3.0 and the Race to Develop the World's First Lassa Fever Vaccine
Every dry season, the wards begin to fill. Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: Tarunu Health Post Fails to Provide Basic Health Services to the Community
In Tarunu, a community located in Fammar Ward of Kibiya Local Government Area (LGA) in Kano, a health post exists but it is the only one for residents of Dundu, Gidan Mairafi, Yar… Read more »
Nigeria: From Performance Incentives to State Priorities - Are Nigeria's States Spending Enough On Health?
In Nigeria's federal health system, the question of who pays for healthcare is just as important as who delivers it. While national policies often dominate discussions on health… Read more »
March 10
Nigeria: Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains Into Irreversible Elimination?
In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard for immigration posts, leaders from Benin and Nigeria gathered around a shared truth: Vectors do not recognise… Read more »
March 09
Nigeria: Four Investments in Women and Girls to Transform Nigeria's Health and Development
With less than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, progress on gender equality remains tremendously slow. The World Economic Forum states… Read more »
