Nigeria is moving towards greater national ownership of health-financing research as declining global development assistance, economic pressures and geopolitical shifts reshape the global health landscape. The move signals a transition from a largely donor-driven research model towards research sovereignty, where Nigeria defines its policy questions, commissions context-specific studies, manages health economics data and integrates research findings directly into policy implementation. The development was a key focus of the inaugural Nigeria Health Financing Research and Learning Forum, organised by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Nigeria Health Watch and the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. The forum brought together policymakers, development partners, State Social Health Insurance Agencies, researchers and other stakeholders.
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