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This Stakeholders' Report provides a comprehensive analysis of key regulatory developments and legislative changes affecting Nigeria's health and pharmaceutical sector during the year 2025 (the "Report Period").

The Nigerian health and pharmaceutical sector is confronted with a rising demand for effective and adequate healthcarpharmaceutical pharmaceutical products. However, the path to ensuring that effective...

In 2021, the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MDPCN) established a case of "professional misconduct" against three doctors of a Lagos Hospital.

Nigeria's shift from a voluntary health insurance scheme to a mandatory national system under the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act represents one of the most consequential transformations...

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recently passed the Tertiary Hospitals Development Tax (THDT) Fund Bill, 2021 ("the Bill") for the establishment of the THDT Fund ("THDTF" or "the Fund").

Q4 2025 marks an important period for Nigeria's health and pharmaceutical sector. It is no longer just about introducing new reforms, but about strengthening what has already been put in place...

The advent of telemedicine has redefined healthcare delivery globally, and Nigeria is no exception. Telemedicine emerged as a result of technological advancements and its increasing integration into daily life.

Nigeria's health and pharmaceutical sector closed Q1 2026 at a critical turning point, with the quarter marked by notable clinical milestones that signal bigger structural change across the industry...

Health, they say, is wealth, and we couldn't agree more. It is therefore I commendable that the President has signed into law...

Nigeria is intensifying efforts to ensure that scientific discoveries do not remain confined to laboratories but instead evolve into products that can improve healthcare outcomes.

Medical negligence cases have skyrocketed in Nigeria in the last few years. There has been an increase in litigated medical negligence cases because patients are now aware of their rights.

This conflict places practitioners in an ethical and legal bind, forcing them to balance their professional duty to uphold the sanctity of life with the risk of facing legal or administrative sanctions...

The International Health Regulation (2005) Implementation in Nigeria: Subnational Legal Assessment Tool was collaboratively developed by Health Ethics and Law Consulting (HELC) and Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL).

In April 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that infertility has become a global health issue affecting millions of people of reproductive age.

The National Agency for Food, Drugs, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently unveiled a Mobile Anti-Counterfeit System (MAS).

The ongoing fight against counterfeit goods in Nigeria has become a pressing issue, with the House of Representatives urging the government...

The client is an experienced healthcare operator and investor looking to bid for a private public partnership arrangement with the Lagos State Government to build a 140-bed state-of-the-art-hospital catering to a wide range of medical needs and setting new standards for healthcare delivery in Lagos and valued at N49 billion (the "Lagos Medipark").

The entire world is now in what I call the "now normal". We all appear to have moved from having the fear of our lives in March this year (thinking it was Armageddon) to wearing masks...