Nigeria, Nov. 8 -- A new report by SBM Intelligence has revealed that Nigeria's health system remains critically fragile five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, with no state scoring even 30 per cent preparedness.

The report, titled "The SBM Health Preparedness Index 2025", released this week by the geopolitical and socio-economic research firm, assessed the capacity of all 36 states to respond to health emergencies.

It found that Abia State ranked highest with 26.85 points, while Katsina (12.54), Kebbi (13.31), and Ebonyi (12.85) were among the lowest-performing states.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria, like most African countries struggled to contain infections and manage logistics due to inadequate testing capacity, limited hos...