Rabi Mustapha (Lead Writer) The night Maryam Abubakar, a resident of Tirikania, went to receive care at her nearest Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), she found it locked. “I came in severe pain, only to find the facility locked because the landlord had [temporarily] shut it down over unpaid rent.” For over 4,000 women in the […]
Toluwani Oluwatola (Guest writer) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signing of four landmark tax reform bills in June 2025, marks a pivotal moment for Nigeria. Among other provisions, the new laws aim to raise the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio to 18% by 2026, potentially unlocking significantly more resources for public investment. Notably, the proportion of Value Added […]
Asari Ndem (Lead writer) There is the quiet fear creeping into many Nigerian households, after the United States government passed a sweeping new economic reform bill that includes a 1% tax on all remittances sent abroad. While this may sound like a marginal policy change in America, its implications for health in low- and middle-income […]
Sonia Biose (Lead writer) For decades, family planning conversations in Nigeria have largely been framed around sexual reproductive health and rights, as well as maternal health outcomes. While this framing is important and necessary, it often overlooks another critical dimension, the long-term economic benefits and the significant costs of neglecting it. Nigeria’s demographic landscape is […]
Nigeria Health Watch is pleased to announce the selection of 10 fellows for the Solutions Journalism West Africa Fellowship, a four-month programme designed to strengthen the practice of solutions-oriented health reporting in West Africa. Selected from a pool of over 100 submissions from 10 countries, the fellows bring diverse expertise in news writing, radio production, […]
