25 July 2026
Ministries

Health Minister Calls for Equitable Healthcare Access Nationwide

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziak Adekunle Salako, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to ensure equitable access to healthcare and reduce the country’s disease burden. Speaking at a public health conference at Babcock University, Ilisan, Ogun State, Salako said service disruptions in healthcare were not abstract statistics but

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Ministries

Stop Building New Universities, Says Former Health Minister

A former Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, has urged the Federal Government to halt the establishment of new universities until existing ones are adequately funded and equipped. Delivering a lecture at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof Adewole warned that unchecked expansion had left Nigerian institutions struggling with weak infrastructure, poor funding

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