Nigeria reports 10 completed diagnostic centres and three cancer centres
Nigeria’s health minister said the federal government had completed 10 radiodiagnostic centres and three cancer centres. The announcement came during the commissioning of a radiodiagnostic facility at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi, reported by the Federal Ministry of Information on 5 October.
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A Federal Ministry of Information report published on 5 October covered the commissioning of a radiodiagnostic centre at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi. The health minister said the federal government had completed 10 diagnostic centres and three cancer centres nationwide.
The centre in Ibadan was still due to be commissioned, while six multispecialty hospitals—one in each geopolitical zone—were at the preparation stage. These future projects are distinct from the facilities described as completed. These figures are statements by the minister, not an independently verified inventory.
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Nigeria reports 10 completed diagnostic centres and three cancer centres
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Nigeria’s health minister said the federal government had completed 10 radiodiagnostic centres and three cancer centres. The announcement came during the commissioning of a radiodiagnostic facility at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital in Bauchi, reported by the Federal Ministry of Information on 5 October.
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Figures attributed to the minister in the FMINO report dated 5 October.
| Radiodiagnostic centres completed | 10 | Completed |
| Cancer centres completed | 3 | Completed |
| Multispecialty hospitals planned | 6 | Under preparation |
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Completed centres are separated from future plans. These are the minister’s claims, not an independent inventory.
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