Nigeria Secures $5.5 Billion Health Investments, Launches Pharmaceutical Training Academy
Under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria has secured $5.5 billion in private sector funding for 22 new large-scale health sector manufacturing projects. According to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, the Federal Government has also partnered with the Empower School of Health (Geneva) to establish the Empower Academy Nigeria — Africa’s foremost pharmaceutical manufacturing training institute.
This development follows Nigeria’s recent success in securing €1 billion from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and $1 billion from Afreximbank to support health sector value chain localization.
Empower Academy Nigeria will:
– Focus on training a world-class workforce for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
– Support local production of pharmaceutical excipients, APIs, inhalers, extended-release medications, dermatological patches, and more.
– Train and upskill up to 2,000 Nigerian professionals annually.
-Offer certification courses in collaboration with Africa CDC, WHO, UNITAR, and the International Federation of Pharmacists (FIP).
– Feature cutting-edge equipment and facilities for training in process engineering, regulatory compliance, quality control, and environmental monitoring.
According to the Coordinating Minister (@muhammadpate), this initiative marks a historic step in Nigeria’s drive for health sector self-sufficiency and global best practice adoption.
@Fmohnigeria— Yusuf, Personal Assistant on Special Duties to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu