Welcome to this edition of Vital Signs, your trusted source for the latest legal, regulatory, and policy updates across Nigeria’s life sciences and healthcare sectors. In this issue, we cover a diverse range of government initiatives and regulatory actions that signal a bold new era of investment, digital transformation, infrastructure expansion, and health sector reform.
From Lagos State’s integration into the National Health Workforce Registry to the Federal Government’s massive over #32,800,000,000.00 (Thirty-Two Billion, Eight Hundred Million Naira) disbursement for primary healthcare, the sector is seeing renewed momentum. This edition also highlights the launch of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system at the Federal Ministry of Health, a major stride toward e-governance and service efficiency.
We also examine efforts to scale local pharmaceutical manufacturing, tax reforms for raw materials, major hospital commissions, and plans for nationwide health facility electrification. As always, we present these developments in a concise, practitioner friendly format to help you stay ahead.
