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When a healthcare provider's negligence causes you harm in Nigeria, the law provides clear pathways to accountability and compensation. Understanding the four essential legal elements—duty of care, breach, causation, and damage—is critical to building a successful medical malpractice claim. This guide walks you through the statutory rights, procedural requirements, and strategic steps needed to navigate Nigeria's complex medical negligence framework.

In January 2026, the President transmitted 24 health sector bills to the National Assembly for legislative consideration, following a coordinated review of existing health laws by the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Health and Social Welfare.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the distribution of unregistered and suspected counterfeit Colgate toothpaste in Kaduna State. Following a complaint received by the Post-Marketing Surveillance Directorate, NAFDAC officials discovered suspected counterfeit products branded as “Coglaet ActivGel 100g” and “Coglaet Herbal 100g” being sold at a retail outlet.

President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to the UK on Monday 8 June 2016 for a 10-day holiday according to official statements. However, his seemingly impromptu absence from key engagements as well as the emergence of a communique...

Many organisations require successful recruitment candidates to undergo medical tests to determine their fitness before being given an employment offer.

In March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the several cases of the coronavirus in over 110 countries and territories around the world and the sustained risk of further global spread of the virus.

Recently, the Nigerian government unveiled a National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the growing issue of healthcare worker migration.

Faced with the uncertainty as to the actual number of people infected with the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the current spike in number of infected persons (particularly in Lagos State)...

Bioethics plays a crucial role in guiding decision-making processes in healthcare and research. Bioethics is a field that examines the ethical implications of advancements in the life sciences...

Telemedicine has appeared as a transformative force in global healthcare, offering remote medical consultations and services through digital communication technologies.

Primary healthcare is meant to be the initial entry point to care for individuals, families, and communities, but in Nigeria, this system has been in a dismal state for decades.

Medical errors are an inevitable reality of human healthcare systems, but the legal and ethical crisis emerges when those errors are concealed rather than disclosed. As Nigeria undergoes healthcare reforms between 2023...

Telemedicine or telehealth, which involves the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients through information and communications technology, offers unprecedented opportunities in modern healthcare delivery.

Nigeria is the largest market in Africa and one of the fastest growing countries in the world. The country has a thriving and relatively easy business environment with numerous investment opportunities in various sectors.

Cross-border data sharing in the healthcare sector is vital for advancing medical research, enhancing patient care, and promoting global health initiatives.

Digitization has very quickly become inevitable as more and more aspects of human life have been tremendously transformed from hitherto manual and analogue methods to more advanced methods...

Herbal products have long served as a trusted source of medicine for many Nigerians, and the growing demand has led to a significant rise in both importation and local production.