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As Foreign Aid Declines, Can Pension Funds Fill Nigeria’s Health Financing Gap?

Chibuike Alagboso (Lead writer) 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…

Nigeria’s Fight Against Malaria Must Address Substandard and Falsified Medicines

Sonia Biose and Olaoluwa Olatunde (Lead writers) Earlier this year, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) seized over 3 billion Naira worth of counterfeit medicines.…

One Million More Midwives: The Smartest Investment for Safer Births in a Shrinking Aid Landscape

Anna af Ugglas and Olubunmi Oyebanji (Lead writers) International Day of the Midwife 2026 should not be treated as another health calendar moment. Under the theme, “One Million More Midwives,”…

Curated Conversations: Isra Chaker on Reimagining Maternal Health Philanthropy and Saving Mothers’ Lives

Olubunmi Oyebanji, Onyedikachi Ewe, and Chinwendu Iroegbu (Lead writers)“For every $1 invested in maternal health, it yields $9 in economic returns for the community and society,” says Isra Chaker, Founder…

Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection for HIV Prevention in Nigeria: The Real Test Is Access

Uche Kennedy and Sunday Oko (Lead writers) On 14 July 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued new guidelines recommending twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option…

What Happens When the Lights Go Out? Solar Power Is Keeping Maternity Care Going in Gombe

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) 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…

Taimaka’s Community-Based Model Is Bringing Severe Malnutrition Care Closer to Children in Gombe

Tzar Oluigbo (Lead writer) 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, Asmau,…

Nigeria’s Health Tax Discussion Tests Sustainable Financing: Insights From Dr Mary-Ann Etiebet

Christopher Bassey and Hannah Ajayi (Lead writers) As official development assistance (ODA) continues to decline, governments are coming under growing pressure to mobilise domestic resources to fund healthcare. Preliminary data…

Antenatal Care Is Leaving Pregnant Women Without Basic Nutrition Advice in Nigeria

Sheriff Gbadamosi and Favour Ani (Lead writers) On a humid afternoon in Kano State, a group of women sat in a circle inside the Bunkure Primary Health Care (PHC) facility,…

How Tech-Enabled Emergency Financing Is Helping Nigerian Families Access Care

Mahdi Garba and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead writers) 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…