Tinubu Approves Establishment of Over 8,000 Health Centers, Upgrade of Existing Tertiary Institutions Across Nigeria
Israel Adeleke
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News recalls that the vice president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said that president Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of over 8,800 new Primary Healthcare Centres across the country and the upgrade of existing tertiary institutions to handle trauma, oncology, and infectious disease control.
OTN News further reports that the vice president, who disclosed this, when he commissioned the Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa Trauma Centre in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Saturday, called for increased in private sector participation in the ongoing reforms in the health sector and healthcare development across Nigeria.
Shettima reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to addressing critical deficits in the health sector through strategic partnerships and investments, noting that the private sector has a very crucial role to play because the “government alone cannot shoulder this burden.”
He explained that the Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa Trauma Centre is a vital addition to the nation’s emergency care infrastructure and a symbol of the government’s dedication to saving lives.
According to him "President Tinubu approved a comprehensive Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, including the creation of over 8,800 new Primary Healthcare Centres across the country and the upgrade of existing tertiary institutions to handle trauma, oncology, and infectious disease control.
“In a nation facing rising urbanisation, motorisation, and industrial risks, trauma care is no longer optional — it is essential,” VP Shettima added, describing the facility as “a lifeline and a symbol of preparedness in a nation that cares.”
Subsequently, he commended the Adegunwa family’s initiative, urging more philanthropists and corporate organisations to “rise beyond personal achievement and invest in nation-building.”
Futhermore, Shettima describing the initiative as a model of private sector contribution to public health, he said, “This centre is more than a birthday gift; it is a gift to humanity. It is a lifeline—a sanctuary where the wounded can find healing, and where families in despair can find hope”.
OTN News observes from the president speech that the facility built by the Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa Foundation within the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital aligns with the Federal Government’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative aimed at overhauling Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system.
“The Administration is investing in a National Health Insurance Scheme that leaves no Nigerian behind, and a Digital Health Information Management System that ensures data drives diagnosis and delivery,” the Vice President stated.
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