President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that his administration has spent ₦45.9 billion to upgrade 8,800 primary healthcare centres across Nigeria.
Speaking on Friday at the 32nd Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Abuja, Tinubu stated that the initiative was aimed at enhancing maternal care and diagnostics in underserved communities.
He also announced that over 100,000 Nigerians have benefited from the newly launched national consumer credit scheme, designed to empower citizens and support small businesses. An additional 400,000 Nigerians have reportedly enrolled for the next phase of the programme.
Tinubu highlighted other key achievements, including the completion of 279 roads nationwide, with 65 still under construction and 260 rural roads already executed.
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Major projects such as the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway and the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Road were said to be improving logistics and national integration.
Praising Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah, Tinubu credited the bank with mobilising over $250 billion for Africa’s trade and development since its founding, with $140 billion mobilised in the last decade.
He also noted Nigeria’s receipt of over $52 billion in support from the bank, which contributed to major projects like the Dangote Refinery and the African Medical Centre of Excellence.
Tinubu announced plans to launch the Africa Energy Bank in Abuja with an initial $5 billion to support energy transition. He also emphasised ongoing collaboration with Afreximbank in scaling Nigeria’s fertiliser production to 7.5 million tonnes annually and developing infrastructure such as the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport.
He reaffirmed Nigeria’s support for the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), urging all African nations to adopt it to promote cross-border trade in local currencies and reduce dependency on foreign exchange.
