Tinubu launches 145 ambulances and health facilities

President Bola Tinubu on Friday launched a major expansion of Nigeria’s emergency medical and health infrastructure, commissioning a nationwide fleet of ambulances and dozens of new facilities across all six geopolitical zones. The rollout, described by officials as the largest single-day deployment of emergency medical transport in the country’s history, is part of activities marking the administration’s third anniversary.

The newly activated National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) includes 145 tricycle ambulances, six boat ambulances, and 79 new emergency ambulances for federal tertiary hospitals. The fleet is supported by a digital coordination platform equipped with laptops, printers, and mobile phones. Officials said the tricycle and boat ambulances are specifically designed to reach riverine, rural, and hard-to-access communities to transport pregnant women and newborns during emergencies.

Alongside the ambulance launch, the President virtually commissioned a wide array of health infrastructure projects. These include three renovated Polio Emergency Operations Centres in Kano, Katsina, and Sokoto states; the Lagos Immunisation Supply Chain Hub;...