The Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas has donated a newly constructed an ultra-modern laboratory complex to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, through its flagship Hospital Support Programme.
The Managing Director NLNG, Dr. Philip Mshelbila, while speaking at the unveiling ceremony on Thursday, 27 June, 2025 Dr. Philip Mshelbila, noted that although NLNG operates primarily in the Niger Delta region, its impact extends far beyond, touching lives across the nation.
Represented by the General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Dr Sophia Horsfall, NLNG MD stated that the project cost $500,000.
Mshelbila, who reiterated the commitment of NLNG to improving lives across Nigeria through sustainable healthcare infrastructure, added that “The company’s mission is not limited by geography but inspired by the collective need for progress in Nigeria’s healthcare system.
“The newly commissioned lab complex was built and fully equipped based on a detailed needs assessment by the hospital management, and the facility is expected to significantly improve diagnostic services and support both healthcare workers and patients in providing and receiving timely and quality medical care.”
Mshelbila highlighted that the programme, which launched in July 2021, provides a hospital support programme across 12 federal university teaching hospitals across Nigeria, including facilities in the six geopolitical zones and the Federal Capital Territory.
Also speaking, The Chief Medical Director of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi , Dr Yusuf Bara,in his address at the occasion, expressed gratitude to Nigeria LNG Limited for its generous support through the Hospital Support Programme, which led to the construction of a world-class Laboratory Complex at the hospital.
Describing the intervention as “More than the unveiling of a facility, but a bold step in strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare delivery, especially in the Northeast, Bara added that “The new laboratory stands as a response against public health challenges such as Lassa fever, cancer, and antibiotic resistance.”
The hospital medical director also highlighted the facility’s role in driving high-level research and academic training, while using the medium to appeal for further support in constructing and equipping a Community Medicine and Public Health Complex.
Source: Punch online
