PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO UNVEIL WORLD-CLASS CANCER CENTRES MAY 29

To mark his second year anniversary in office President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to commission three state-of-the-art cancer centres on Thursday, May 29, in the first phase of a broader plan to establish ten new cancer centres across the country.
The new facilities located at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu (Southeast), the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (South-South), and the Federal Teaching Hospital in Katsina, will complement existing centres in Lagos, Abuja, and Sokoto, forming a comprehensive oncology network aimed at drastically improving access to diagnosis and treatment of cancer across the country, a decisive step towards reducing medical tourism
the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammadu Pate on his official X handle described the initiative as the largest investment in cancer care in the history of the country and West Africa.
Recognizing the financial burden cancer treatment places on families, the Health Minister said the government earmarked N20 billion in the 2025 federal budget to establish a new Catastrophic Health Fund under the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to ease the economic burden on families.