About NFPC 2026

With the theme "Securing the Future of Nigeria's Family Planning Agenda for Sustainable Health and Development", Nigeria is at a defining moment for family planning and reproductive health. With a total fertility rate of 4.8 births per woman, modern contraceptive use among married women at only 15%, and maternal mortality still unacceptably high, the need for bold, coordinated action has never been greater.

The 9th Nigeria Family Planning Conference (NFPC), scheduled for 30 November to 4 December 2026 in Abuja, will bring together over 1,300 key stakeholders across government, development partners, the private sector, civil society, academia, faith-based institutions, youth and women's groups, persons with disabilities, PLHIV networks, and community representatives.

Building on eight successful editions since 2010, the conference will focus on turning dialogue into measurable commitments around three urgent priorities: mobilising domestic financing for family planning, strengthening local contraceptive manufacturing and commodity security, and building more equitable, data-driven, and accountable reproductive health systems.

Across five days, the conference will feature women's, youth, and interfaith pre-conferences, a high-level opening plenary, technical and policy sessions, private sector roundtables, and a final communiqué adoption session. Discussions will address financing innovation, health insurance integration, local manufacturing, adolescent and rural access, inclusion, data systems, accountability, and state-level progress.

Expected outcomes include a high-level conference communiqué, a multi-year domestic financing roadmap, public-private manufacturing partnerships, the launch of a National Family Planning Accountability Forum, state scorecards, and conference proceedings shared across all 36 states and six geopolitical zones.

Aligned with Nigeria's FP2030 commitments, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, the 9th NFPC represents a major shift from donor-dependent programming to a more government-led, locally financed, and sustainable family planning agenda.

With a projected budget of NGN 600 million, supported by government, development partners, the private sector, and registration fees, the conference is more than a routine gathering. It is a strategic opportunity for Nigeria to shape a self-reliant, accountable, and equitable reproductive health future for over 220 million people.