President Tinubu establishes National Health Technology and Data Analytics Office, appoints Dr. Obi Adigwe as pioneer coordinator

Dr. Obi Adigwe, Director-General of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, has been appointed as the pioneer National Coordinator. The office will be housed within the Office of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare and aims to reinforce existing health institutions, harmonize public and private health entities, and operationalize the National Digital Health Architecture. A steering committee co-chaired by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and the Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, Olaniyi Yusuf, will oversee the NHTDAO.

The President expects the NHTDAO to accelerate Nigeria's transition to a secure, interoperable, and data-driven health system, aligning with his administration's Renewed Hope Agenda.