AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWater Safety: A review found arsenic levels above the WHO limit at 85% of mapped Nigerian sampling sites; researchers warn that monitoring is patchy and the findings do not establish nationwide contamination. Health Services: The Federal Government approved ₦40.76bn for healthcare and expanded insurance to 90,000 inmates, while officials say only 53% of active primary health centres are functional. Emergency Care: The personal assistant to gospel singer Toluwanisings said he was taken to seven or eight Ibadan hospitals after collapsing, but some would not admit him or cited a doctors’ strike. Kwara doctors have also begun a seven-day warning strike over pay, welfare and insurance deductions. Disease Burden: Nigeria has recorded 1,138 confirmed Lassa fever cases and 268 deaths in 2026; ICRC-backed facilities also report an 18% rise in malnutrition cases in the Northeast. Workforce and Safety: Kayode Fayemi warned that poor pay and working conditions are driving trained health workers abroad. NAFDAC says it destroyed ₦22.73bn worth of unsafe products in eight months.
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