Nigeria, April 12 -- A few weeks ago, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, stood before the House Committee on Healthcare Services and uttered words that should have sparked a national uprising. With a heavy heart, Pate revealed a betrayal of catastrophic proportions: out of the 218 billion appropriated for the ministry's capital projects in the 2025 budget, a measly 36 million was actually released. Not billion. Million. In a country of over 250 million souls, the federal government deemed the health of its citizens worth less than the cost of a single luxury SUV in a politician's convoy.



For me, this is not just a funding gap; it is a death warrant. While Nigerians remain largely obliviou...