Nigeria: Health Is Economic Infrastructure - Why Nigeria Must Invest in Health
The World Health Summit in Berlin emphasized that spending on health is an investment rather than an expense. Nigeria's 2026 Appropriation Bill proposed 2.48 trillion Naira for health. This amount is part of a total budget of 58.47 trillion Naira. The health allocation represents about 4.2% of the overall budget. This figure is less than a third of the 15% target established in the 2001 Abuja Declaration for African governments.
[Nigeria Health Watch] Listen to this article 8 min The recently concluded World Health Summit in Berlin, themed "From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health", reinforced a key message: health spending is an investment, not just an expense. Yet Nigeria's 2026 Appropriation Bill proposed ₦2.48 trillion for health out of ₦58.47 trillion, about 4.2% of the budget. That is less than a third of the 15% target African governments agreed to in the 2001 Abuja Declaration.