FG Aims for 90% Functional Health Centres, 40% Health Insurance Coverage by 2031

The Federal Government has set ambitious targets for Nigeria’s health sector, aiming to achieve significant improvements by 2031. According to Premium Times Nigeria, the government intends to have 90% of health centres functional and 40% of the population covered by health insurance by that year. The government also plans to extend maternal and newborn healthcare interventions to all 774 local government areas and reduce out-of-pocket healthcare spending to below 50% by 2031.

These ambitious goals follow the Federal Government’s claim that it has already achieved 41 performance targets set for the health sector under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The government has reportedly revitalised 3,526 primary healthcare centres across the country, although NNPC has not said when the facility began operating.

These targets are part of a broader initiative to improve Nigeria’s healthcare system, which has long been plagued by inadequate resources, poor infrastructure, and high out-of-pocket expenses for patients.