Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has unveiled the Nigeria Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (2025–2030), a landmark framework designed to strengthen the country’s health workforce, enhance training, and uphold professional standards across the nursing and midwifery sector.
The launch took place at the Nursing and Midwifery Summit in Abuja, jointly convened by the National Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Presidential High-Level Advisory Council on the Support of Women and Girls in Nigeria. The initiative aims to build a coherent national agenda that safeguards lives, expands opportunities for women and girls, and reinforces Nigeria’s human capital foundation through a resilient health system.
Speaking at the event, Minister of Health, Professor Mohammed Pate, explained that the new framework incorporates the Best Practice Spotlight Organisation (BPSO) model, a global approach designed to elevate the quality of care and service delivery nationwide. He emphasized that the strategy represents “a practical step toward service excellence at the very point where Nigerians meet their health system, the frontline.”
Pate highlighted that the Presidential High-Level Advisory Council is advancing an integrated approach that prioritizes women and girls through maternal health, adolescent wellbeing, gender-based violence prevention, and equal access to education and economic opportunity. He noted that these goals are central to national development rather than peripheral.
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According to the Minister, both frameworks complement each other, the Nursing and Midwifery plan focuses on strengthening those who deliver healthcare, while the Advisory Council ensures equitable access and dignity for those who receive it. Through the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal and Investment Initiative (NHSRII) and its sector-wide approach, he said, the government is driving results through coordinated investments, accountability, and community-level impact.
Pate also reaffirmed Nigeria’s leadership role in Africa under President Bola Tinubu’s continental mandate as the African Union Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnerships. He stated that the new policy would serve as a model for how coherent planning and gender-responsive governance can transform healthcare delivery and unlock Africa’s demographic dividend.
The Minister expressed gratitude to First Lady Remi Tinubu for her continued support and advocacy for maternal and adolescent health. “We deeply appreciate the leadership and partnership across government and society that define our progress,” he said. “Her Excellency, the First Lady, has shown unwavering commitment to women’s empowerment and maternal wellbeing, embodying the human face of the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
