Tinubu Launches Massive Health Infrastructure Drive Across Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday commissioned a wide range of new and upgraded healthcare facilities across the six geopolitical zones of the country, in what the Federal Government described as the largest single-day commissioning of federal health investments in Nigeria’s history.
The projects were unveiled as part of activities marking the third anniversary of the Tinubu administration.
At the centre of the nationwide commissioning was the inauguration of the Bola Tinubu Specialist Complex at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, Abuja. The newly completed two-storey facility is designed for integrated specialist and VIP healthcare services.
The complex houses eight consulting rooms, two theatre suites, dedicated Ophthalmology and Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) departments, a fully equipped laboratory, pharmacy, nine VIP wards, four general wards, and a private clinic.
President Tinubu also flagged off the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) Emergency Response Fleet from the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Abuja.
The fleet includes 145 tricycle ambulances, six boat ambulances, and 79 new emergency ambulances for federal tertiary hospitals. Additional support equipment such as 45 laptops, 20 printers, and 320 mobile phones were also deployed to strengthen digital coordination.
According to the government, the fleet will operate under the SAVEMAMA programme to improve emergency obstetric and newborn care services in rural, riverine, and hard-to-reach communities.
In Lagos, the President further launched a fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered ambulances for all 73 federal tertiary health institutions across the country. The initiative, implemented under the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and coordinated by NEMSAS, is expected to reduce fuel costs, lower emissions, and improve referral services between hospitals.
Across the North-West, the President commissioned renovated Polio Emergency Operations Centres (PEOCs) in Katsina, Kano, and Sokoto States. The centres, originally established in 2013 with support from the Gates Foundation and managed by eHealth Africa, were upgraded to strengthen immunisation coordination, disease surveillance, and outbreak response.
In Kano State, Tinubu inaugurated the newly constructed Gadon Kaya Primary Health Centre in Gwale Local Government Area, while the Aboh Primary Health Centre in Delta State was also commissioned under the World Bank-supported IMPACT Project.
The government disclosed that nearly 3,000 primary healthcare centres have been revitalised nationwide under the programme in the last two years.
The President also commissioned several tertiary hospital projects, including a new two-storey Laboratory Complex at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital in Akwa Ibom State, a new Administrative Complex at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu State, and a Pharmacy Quality Control Laboratory at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.
In the North-East, Tinubu inaugurated a newly constructed 50-bed Mental Health and Drug Rehabilitation Centre at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital to address psychological and drug-related conditions in the region.
Meanwhile, the Lagos Immunization Supply Chain Hub at the Federal Medical Stores, Oshodi, was also commissioned under the World Bank-supported IMPACT Project. The facility is expected to serve the South-West and South-South regions under Nigeria’s new immunisation supply chain framework.
Speaking during the commissioning, President Tinubu said the investments reflected his administration’s determination to improve healthcare delivery across the country.
“We are determined to give Nigerians the kind of care that, for too long, only those who could travel abroad enjoyed,” the President said.
“From the rivers of the Delta to the streets of Lagos, from rural Sokoto to tertiary Maiduguri, our emergency response system must work as one. Today, we put another major piece of that system in place.”
Also speaking, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, described the projects as significant progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage by 2030.
He said the facilities and interventions represented deliberate efforts to reposition Nigeria’s health system through improved primary healthcare, emergency response, immunisation, and tertiary care services.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare disclosed that under the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, 27 Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care sites have been established, while 1,602 Level 1 and 1,360 Level 2 health facilities have been revitalised nationwide within the past two years.
