Nigeria’s 2,000 annual medical graduates face lack of training placements due to limited slots, sparking calls for expanded hospital inclusion and funding.

Nigeria’s Medical and Dental Council reports that 2,000 of the 6,000 annual medical graduates lack housemanship placements due to a 4,000-slot cap in the centralized system, prompting calls to include state and private hospitals to reduce brain drain and ease pressure on federal facilities. The council’s registrar, Fatimah Kyari, cited severe budget shortfalls, with only a fraction of the 2025 health budget released, and urged greater investment in training infrastructure. The Senate Committee on Health pledged support for funding and policy reforms. Meanwhile, a nationwide health workers’ strike ended after a pay agreement, airport protests resumed flight operations, and the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway faces up to two months of partial closures for urgent bridge repairs.