16 months after FG’s free C-section launch, states lag

Dailytrust | 19-02-2026 05:15pm |

Sixteen months after the Federal Government announced that Caesarean sections (C-sections) would be provided free of charge to poor and vulnerable women nationwide, implementation of the programme remains uneven, with wide disparities across states, Daily Trust findings reveal. While some tertiary hospitals have begun offering the service under specific conditions, others are yet to commence

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