The Project Manager of Craneburg Construction Company, Mr. Muhammad Yamouth, has announced that the ongoing construction of the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Hospital in Kwara State will be completed and handed over in May 2026.
Yamouth disclosed this on Tuesday during a media tour organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Correspondents’ Chapel to inspect projects within the Kwara Central Senatorial District.
According to him, the project, which began in October 2024, has reached 57 per cent completion. The hospital will feature more than 120 admission rooms and 100 emergency, paediatric, and doctors’ rooms for patient management.
“We are planning to finish the project in May 2026, and we are glad to be giving it the most standard evaluation. It will bring a major transformation to healthcare delivery in Kwara,” Yamouth said.
He explained that all materials being imported from overseas are expected to arrive by January 2026, after which the remaining work would be completed within two to three months.
“The contract also includes the delivery of some equipment, while the major ones will be supplied by the Ministry.
“We also have a diagnostic centre, which will be part of Phase 2, while the external wards, perimeter fence, gatehouse, medical gas, and biogas systems form part of Phase 1 currently under construction,” he added.
In a related development, the Matron in charge of the newly constructed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH), Mrs. Abdulrahman Ramat, commended the state government for its investment in life-saving medical equipment.
She said the new ICU facilities had significantly improved care for patients requiring life support.
“This unit was formally opened on August 15, 2025. So far, we have treated four patients — some have been transferred to other wards, while others have been discharged,” she said.
Ramat explained that each bed in the ICU is equipped with a dedicated cardiac monitor, ventilator, drip regulator, and suction machine, which enable efficient patient monitoring.
“It gives us easy access and makes it feel like we are working with international standards. We also have five oxygen units readily available, and all the machines were newly purchased by the present administration,” she added.
The matron, however, identified the absence of a resident anesthetic doctor as the unit’s major challenge.
“We need an anesthetic doctor who will be available 24 hours a day for close patient monitoring and review. Our nurses already operate a 24-hour duty schedule,” she said.
She also called for more training opportunities for nurses assigned to the ICU.
“Most of us are accident and emergency nurses or from other departments. We need specialized ICU training for optimal service delivery,” she added.
