Most of the drop, about 41,000 workers, is attributed to the termination of US government programmes, including 28,600 frontline healthcare workers.
By
Linet Owoko
Correspondent
Nation Media Group
The counties' health workforce shrank 26 percent in the financial year 2025/26, leaving the devolved governments scrambling to replace tens of thousands of frontline workers as donor-funded programmes wind down.
County governments increased health funding and expanded medical infrastructure but warned that the loss of more than 41,000…
Nigeria's health sector is in crisis as thousands of health workers relocate abroad. Discover the causes and urgent actions…
… Admits brain drain, releases ₦32.9bn for PHCsBy Chioma Obinna In the faces of mounting criticism over the state of Nigeria’s…
Official figures reveal over 20,000 Nigerian health workers, including doctors and nurses, relocated abroad within one year.…
Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its work
Nigeria requires N4.55bn to recruit 122,696 primary healthcare workers to fill vacancies across 26 states, addressing a critical…
