Nigeria Daily

Dead on Arrival: “Medical Negligence” and the Lives It Devours in Nigeria"

Ummu Salmah Ibrahim and Daniel Oluwole

In hospitals across Nigeria, patients arrive in pain and desperation—but leave in silence, sometimes in coffins.


“Medical negligence” has become a deadly problem, where delays, inattention, or outright refusal to treat are costing lives.


In today's episode of Nigeria Daily, we investigate why it is happenin and who is responsible when health care fails.