Capital expenditure for Nigeria’s health sector plunged by nearly 100 percent in 2025, a collapse that is crippling critical infrastructure, stalling planned projects, and raising serious concerns about the sustainability of healthcare delivery across the country.
While total health sector budget allocations have increased from N547 bililion in 2021 to N2.48 trillion in 2026, actual disbursements for capital projects have failed to keep pace. According to data from the Budget Office of the Federation, only N36 million was released in 2025 ou
