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Moses Arokoya, president of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), has revealed that about 65 percent of human diseases in Nigeria are zoonotic, originating from animals. Speaking on Monday during the 61st Annual National Congress and General Meeting of the NVMA held in Jalingo, Arokoya noted that zoonotic infections are on the rise across the country, contributing to an estimated 2.7 million deaths globally each year.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has insisted on an indefinite nationwide strike starting from midnight, Saturday, November 1, 2025, as a result of the alleged failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria to meet its outstanding demands despite repeated warnings.

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.