By Muhammad Amaan
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to modernising Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure as part of broader efforts to improve the quality of life for citizens in 2026.
In his New Year address to Nigerians on Thursday, the President listed healthcare among sectors that will receive continued investment under his government’s infrastructure modernisation agenda.
“We will also continue to invest in modernising Nigeria’s infrastructure – roads, power, ports, railways, airports, pipelines, healthcare, education, and agriculture to strengthen food security and improve quality of life. All ongoing projects will continue without interruption,” Tinubu stated.
The President’s pledge comes as the administration advances its economic reform programme aimed at creating inclusive growth and social development across the nation. He emphasised that 2026 marks the beginning of a more robust phase of economic growth with tangible improvements in citizens’ lives.
The healthcare infrastructure commitment builds on several ongoing initiatives launched under the Tinubu administration in 2025.
The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Muyi Aina, disclosed in April 2025 that the revitalisation of PHCs is a collaborative initiative between the federal government, state authorities, development partners, and the private sector aimed at ensuring every ward in Nigeria has at least one functional PHC capable of providing round-the-clock health services.
About 901 Primary Healthcare Centres across the country were revitalised in 2025, with over 2,700 additional PHCs undergoing upgrades targeted for completion by the end of 2025. However,
More recently, the Federal Government released N32.9bn through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund to strengthen primary healthcare in the country.
The administration also secured significant international funding for health sector strengthening.
In December 2025, the United States signed a five-year bilateral health agreement with Nigeria, committing nearly $2.1 billion to support prevention and treatment programmes for HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, and polio, with Nigeria expected to increase domestic health spending by nearly $3 billion over the agreement’s life.
In August 2025 the World Bank has approved $80 million in March 2025 for the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria 2.0 Project.
