The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a $154.1 million agreement to expand cancer care across Nigeria. The deal, sealed in Abuja on Tuesday night, aims to improve access to quality diagnostic and treatment services nationwide. Under the partnership, the IFC, the private-sector arm of the World Bank …
Resident doctors under the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) have confirmed partial implementation of their outstanding demands by the government, but insist their ongoing indefinite strike will continue until all issues are fully addressed. The President of ARD-FCTA, Dr. George Ebong, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, acknowledging the payment of some salary arrears …
Sixty-five years after independence, Nigeria’s hospitals still bear the scars of neglect, leaking roofs, broken equipment, and absent staff. While the nation celebrates its sovereignty, the health system meant to sustain its people remains dangerously fragile. Doctors, union leaders, and health advocates warn that decades of underinvestment, collapsing primary care, and recurrent strikes have left …
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a five-day nationwide warning strike, starting Friday, September 12, 2025, to press home their demands. The decision followed an emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Wednesday, September 10, which stretched into the early hours of Thursday. General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, …
