Ekiti approves N6.765bn for construction of 3 general hospitals

The Ekiti State Executive Council has approved N6.765 billion for the construction of new hospital buildings at the General Hospitals in Ikogosi-Ekiti, Awo-Ekiti and Ipao-Ekiti.

The approval was part of decisions taken at the council’s seventh meeting of 2026, held in Ado-Ekiti, to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and improve access to quality medical services across the state.

The three projects, valued at N2.255 billion each, are expected to be completed within 10 months.

A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun, said the new hospital facilities will include female and male wards, maternity and delivery suites, a children’s ward, mortuary, theatre, laboratory, consulting rooms, staff quarters, gate house and administrative block.

The contracts were awarded to Messrs Axial Nigeria Ltd. for the Ikogosi project, Wals and Funs Nigeria Ltd. for Awo, and Red Soil Ltd. for Ipao-Ekiti.

The statement said the contracts were awarded through the Selective Procurement Method, in accordance with the Ekiti state Public Procurement (Re-enactment) Law No. 4 of 2020, and were aimed at expanding and modernising healthcare facilities and strengthening the health system’s capacity to meet the needs of residents in the benefiting communities and adjoining areas.

The Council also approved N1.681 billion for the upgrading and rehabilitation of 104 high-yielding boreholes into reticulated, solar-powered water facilities across local government areas and Local Council Development Areas, under the World Bank-supported Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) programme.