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A BILL TO CRIMINALISE COMMERCIAL SURROGACY IN NIGERIA SCALES FIRST READING
On May 21, 2025, a significant legislative proposal titled “A Bill for an Act to Protect the Health and Well-being of Women, Particularly in Relation to Surrogacy and for Related Matters” scaled first reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The Bill seeks to regulate surrogacy arrangements in Nigeria to ensure they are conducted in a safe, ethical, and rights-based manner. One of the core provisions of the Bill is the prohibition of commercial surrogacy. It provides that only altruistic surrogacy (women who voluntarily agree to act as surrogates without expecting any reward beyond reimbursement for medical and […]
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE CONCEPT OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE IN NIGERIA
Medical professionals owe their patients a duty of care and an action for medical negligence can be founded on a breach of that duty which results in an injury. Examples of medical negligence abound2 notwithstanding that they are grossly underreported. For instance, in Nigeria, a patient who was suffering from typhoid was misdiagnosed and treated for toilet infection.
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