Atiku Abubakar Demands Full Transparency on Nigeria's $5 Billion US Health Agreement

Atiku Abubakar has called on the Nigerian federal government to publish the full text of the $5 billion health agreement between Nigeria and the United States. The agreement, which was signed on December 19, 2025, is a five-year Memorandum of Understanding. Under the terms, the US is expected to provide nearly $2 billion in grants, while Nigeria has committed to projected health spending of almost $3 billion over the five years.

The demand for transparency follows the rejection of a similar US health compact by Ghana due to concerns over medical records, pathogen information, counterpart funding, and imported medicine inspections. The agreement covers disease surveillance, health data systems, and procedures involving pathogen samples.