Governor Umaru Bago Commissions World-Class Medical Facilities
Niger State Governor, Farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago, has inaugurated renovated medical facilities at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Hospital to elevate tertiary healthcare services to world-class standards.
The newly commissioned facilities include 60-bed portable cabins, an accident and emergency unit, an intensive care unit, and a radiodiagnostic suite equipped with mammogram, MRI, CT scan, X-ray, and other scanning rooms, among additional wings.
Farmer Governor Umaru Bago described the projects as evidence of his administration’s deliberate efforts to deliver world-class medical services aligned with the New Niger Agenda.
“These investments are not just about infrastructure but about providing quality healthcare to the people to save lives.”
While highlighting the sector’s achievements under his administration, the farmer governor reaffirmed a strong commitment to making quality healthcare accessible to every citizen.
He expressed gratitude to development partners, his health commissioner, and the hospital’s management and staff for their contributions toward repositioning the sector. He urged them to ensure proper maintenance of the facilities for optimal use.
Commissioner for Health, Dr. Murtala Bagana, commended the farmer governor’s unwavering commitment to the health sector, noting that the renovated facilities would enhance medical value retention within the state by reducing medical tourism abroad and enabling advanced care locally.
He also stated that the medical facilities will now support subspecialty services, including cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, nephrology, pulmonology, family medicine, and anesthesiology.
Dr. Bagana further disclosed that the IBB Specialist Hospital is currently supporting advanced surgical procedures such as neurosurgery for the brain and spine, total knee replacements, complex orthopedics, maxillofacial surgery, burns and plastic surgery, ENT surgery, pediatric surgery—including the correction of anorectal malformations—complex general surgery, and urological procedures.
He added that the facilities could serve as a temporary training site for the IBB University Teaching Hospital, supporting clinical students, resident doctors, and other healthcare professionals, as well as facilitating academic research.
The Chief Medical Director of IBB Hospital, Dr. Bala Waziri, described the renovated facilities as a major milestone in the state’s health sector that will increase hospital capacity and reduce congestion. He also noted that with these upgrades, referrals outside the state and country will decrease.
He expressed appreciation to the farmer governor for facilitating the engagement of 20 visiting consultants collaborating with residents and medical staff to improve service delivery and ensure proper use and maintenance of the facilities.
