At about 6 p.m. on Tuesday, 20 October, I was finishing this article’s first draft when my phone lit up. The Minister of Health and...

Nigeria does not lack maternal and child health policies, programmes or commitments. What it lacks is enough skilled, supported and fairly deployed health workers to...

Ibukun Oguntola and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers) In this latest edition of Nigeria Health Watch’s Curated Conversations, the Country Representative of the World Health Organization...

Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Nigeria is at a critical juncture in advancing health financing reforms to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Despite...

Yasir Jamal Bakare and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead writers) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive mandating all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to enrol their employees under...

Ibukun Oguntola and Sheriff Gbadamosi (Lead writers) “I believe the children are our future.” This iconic lyric, immortalised by Whitney Houston, resonates deeply for Nigeria, a...

Zubaida Baba Ibrahim and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) “When a pandemic strikes, saving lives hinges on rapid vaccine development and equitable access” — David Agunlofi, Programme and...

Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writer) In a landmark step reported on January 19, 2025, the Public Health Security Bill was signed into law by the Kano...

Ibukun Oguntola and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) One of the many lessons the world learnt from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic was the crucial...

Hadiza Mohammed and Ibukun Oguntola (Lead Writers) Editor’s note: We are counting down to 2025 when Nigeria expects to end open defecation. Although significant progress...

Oguntola Ibukun and Sonia Biose (Lead Writers) ­Nigeria, like many other African nations with similar complexities, has had its fair share of challenges in responding...

By Ibukun Oguntola and Kenneth Ibe (Lead Writers) Nigeria’s population of approximately 220 million people has great potential for economic growth and development. However, to...