Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- From a distance, the OAU Primary Health Centre in Ojoku, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, appeared newly built when PREMIUM TIMES returned to the facility on 6 May 2026.

Its blue-and-white exterior had been painted, the roof was in place, and doors and windows had been fitted.

But a closer inspection revealed signs of unfinished work. The clinic was locked, with no health workers or patients in sight. No clinical services were being provided.

PREMIUM TIMES had first visited the facility in December 2025 and found that it was not providing clinical services.

Aminu Nuhu, head of the Department of Health Services, Ankpa Local Government Council, identified OAU PHC Ojoku as one of six facilities selected for r...