The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has approved and released the sum of N32.9 billion via the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) with the view of boosting Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across the country.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has repeated its request to the Federal Government to reinstate five doctors dismissed by the management of Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja in Kogi State. According to reports, the doctors were allegedly fired in October 2024, May 2025, and August 2025 by FTHL administration, led by former Chief Medical Director Dr. Olatunde Alabi, for their engagement in union activities against hospital management.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Pavel Ursu as its new representative to Nigeria, thereby bolstering its endeavors to enhance healthcare outcomes and fortify health partnerships throughout the nation. Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar applauded Ursu's appointment during the official announcement in Abuja, expressing confidence in the potential for deeper collaboration with the WHO under his leadership.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that antibiotic resistance is becoming a major global threat, with one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections resistant to antibiotic treatments in 2023, with more than 40% of antibiotics losing potency against common blood, gut, urinary tract, and sexually transmitted infections between 2018 and 2023, records show. The problem was most severe and worsening in low- and middle-income countries and those with weaker healthcare systems, according to the World Health Organization’s Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance report, which gathered data on more than 23 million bacterial infections from 104 countries.
The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday, flagged off the introduction of the integrated measles-rubella vaccine campaign at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. This initiative targets 106 million children aged nine months to under 15 years in two phases as part of a collective effort to end vaccine-preventable childhood diseases and safeguard the nation’s future.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced an 18-month grace period, giving food manufacturers until early 2026 to fully comply with new regulations aimed at eliminating industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids (TFAs). This initiative, rolled out as part of a comprehensive strategy and roadmap, marks Nigeria’s shift from policy adoption to active. enforcement of its internationally recognised standard: limiting industrial TFAs to no more than two grams per 100 grams of total fat or oil.
