Posted by Chinenye on Tue 10th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
The Federal Government says it has made big improvements in hospitals and healthcare services across Nigeria.
(President Bola Tinubu. Photo Credit: The Africa Report)
The Nigerian government announced that it has succesfully met all 41 of the healthcare goals it promised to achieve when President Bola first took office.
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, made the claim on Tuesday in Abuja at the third Nigeria Health Sector Joint Annual Review.
Pate said 3,526 primary healthcare centres have been revitalised across the country, and work is ongoing on another 900.
He also reported that 19,758 skilled birth attendants have been recruited in 22 states, 78,054 frontline health workers have been trained, and health insurance coverage has risen from about 16 million to nearly 24 million people.
On maternal care, he said skilled deliveries at supported facilities rose from 4.8 million in 2023 to 7.9 million by the second quarter of 2026.
Free emergency obstetric services delivered nearly 100,000 treatments in two years, including over 80,000 caesarean sections.
He said maternal deaths in areas covered by a newborn and maternal mortality programme fell by about 60 per cent between 2024 and 2026.
Pate added that dialysis costs were cut by up to 80 per cent for 5,106 patients and that 10 pharmaceutical or medical production lines have been commissioned, six of them this year.
He admitted that stunting worsened slightly, and patient satisfaction fell from 76 per cent in 2024 to 71 per cent in 2026.
Minister of State Dr Iziaq Salako said almost eight million more Nigerians have enrolled in health insurance, including over three million vulnerable people.
The government plans to have at least 90 per cent of primary healthcare centres functioning by 2031.
Permanent Secretary Daju Kachollum raised concerns about health worker shortages, poor maternal and child health and weak emergency response.
She said only 22 per cent of public health incidents were responded to within the seven day target.
The three day review runs from 10 to 12 November under the theme "Together to Higher Grounds."