Medical Workforce Pressure: Medical and dental academics under NAMDA (University of Ilorin branch) back a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over unresolved demands, citing poor prioritisation of training and research amid doctor/dentist shortages and brain drain. Health Access & Prevention: RCCG commissioned a borehole in Gosa, FCT, aiming to improve access to potable water and public health in an underserved community. Autism Care Expansion: The Minister of Education announced plans for six regional Autism Centres across Nigeria’s geopolitical zones, plus expanded university training in audiology, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy. Public Health in Focus: WHO reports attacks on healthcare in conflict zones averaging more than four a day in 2026, with calls for justice and accountability. Family Planning Push: Bauchi stakeholders urged men to take part in family planning as part of broader efforts to strengthen reproductive health. Drug Control Debate: An opinion piece questions Nigeria’s anti-drug war, noting heavy seizures and arrests but arguing drugs remain easy to find, since seizures don’t automatically shrink the market. Local Health Support: Chijioke Chukwu Foundation in Abia disbursed N4m to 20 women as business grants, targeting poverty reduction that indirectly affects health and wellbeing.