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The Federal Government on Tuesday approved a financing framework and a set of institutional reforms to accelerate the electrification of health facilities across the country, with a target of providing reliable 24-hour electricity to at least 30 per cent of Nigeria’s health facilities by the end of 2027.

The approval was granted at the third meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee of the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative, a presidential programme jointly coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Federal Ministry of Power to improve electricity access in public health institutions.

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, who disclosed the outcome of the meeting, said the committee also endorsed new governance structures, approved a facility energy management framework and cleared eight private sector proposals for further engagement after they emerged from about 70 submissions received during the National Healthcare Electrification Investor Matchmaking Week held in Lagos.

He said the decisions marked a major step towards delivering uninterrupted electricity to hospitals through public-private partnerships.

“This is progress with respect to the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative that was established by Mr President after the National Dialogue in December 2025.

“The steering committee considered the report of the technical committee, and members were particularly happy with the progress made so far,” Salako said.

According to him, the committee approved a financing framework to mobilise investments for healthcare electrification and another framework on facility energy management to ensure participating hospitals establish systems for managing energy infrastructure sustainably.

He disclosed that Energy Management Teams had already been constituted in federal tertiary hospitals, while state governments had been encouraged to establish similar structures in their health facilities.

Salako further announced that the initiative would now be institutionalised through dedicated budgetary provisions and the establishment of a full-time Project Coordination Unit to oversee implementation.

“Our goal, as approved by Mr President, is to ensure that we deliver reliable energy access to at least 30 per cent of Nigeria’s health facilities by the end of 2027 using public-private partnerships that prioritise energy-as-a-service delivery models,” he said.

The minister explained that different energy technologies would be deployed based on the needs of individual facilities.

“There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Some facilities will use mini-grids, others may adopt gas-powered systems or other solutions. We will deploy whatever technology best suits each location,” he added.

Speaking on progress recorded since the initiative was inaugurated about eight months ago, Salako said governance structures had largely been put in place while electrification projects continued simultaneously across primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities.

He revealed that the Rural Electrification Agency had already installed containerised solar power systems in about 100 hospitals nationwide.

“We have used the eight months to build the governance structure. At the same time, electrification projects are ongoing at primary healthcare centres, secondary facilities through state governments and tertiary hospitals.

“The REA alone has energised about 100 hospitals nationwide,” he said.

Responding to questions on when power outages would become a thing of the past in tertiary hospitals, Salako said the initiative should be viewed as part of the Federal Government’s broader electricity sector reforms.

“What we should be asking is the timeline for eradicating blackouts from our country. That is a work in progress.

“But what Mr President has done by democratising the energy provision space has created opportunities like this.

“We are confident that Nigeria will gradually eliminate blackouts,” he stated.

The Minister for Power, Joseph Tegbe, described the initiative as one of the Tinubu administration’s flagship programmes, saying attention would now shift from announcements to project delivery.

“Enough of groundbreaking and media events. We want to start commissioning projects. We want Nigerians to see teaching hospitals, state hospitals and primary healthcare centres that have been fully energised,” Tegbe said.

He stressed that dependable electricity would improve patient care and eliminate the frequent dependence on generators during medical emergencies.

“I want us to stop this idea of rushing generators to hospitals during emergencies. That should become a thing of the past.

“Whatever resources are required, we will continue to prioritise this initiative while ensuring value for money,” he added.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Power, Mahmuda Mamman, said uninterrupted electricity was indispensable for powering critical medical equipment, preserving vaccines, supporting laboratories and strengthening emergency response systems.

He described the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative as a landmark collaboration involving the Federal Government, development partners and the private sector to address one of the biggest infrastructure challenges facing the health sector.

Poor electricity supply has remained one of the biggest obstacles to healthcare delivery in Nigeria, forcing many public hospitals to rely heavily on diesel generators to power operating theatres, intensive care units, laboratories, blood banks, oxygen plants and cold-chain systems for vaccines and medicines.

Rising energy costs have also increased the operational burden on tertiary hospitals, with several facilities spending hundreds of millions of naira annually on diesel and electricity.

To address the challenge, Tinubu approved the Nigeria Power for Health Initiative in December 2025 following the National Power for Health Dialogue.

The initiative adopts a public-private partnership model to deploy tailored energy solutions, including solar mini-grids, gas-powered systems and other renewable technologies, to health facilities across the country. The government says the programme will also establish a national database of healthcare electrification projects to improve coordination, reduce duplication and attract private investment into the sector.

Source: https://punchng.com/blackouts-fg-sets-2027-target-for-24-hour-hospital-power-supply

Another empty promise from the Government of Balablu

Wow made over $3+ dolls this month using claude and n8n

I am confident that Nigeria will gradually eliminate blackouts, advancing in the right direction

APC regime with too much noise. Cho Cho Cho no single workings. FG will
FG shall
FG this and that. Common electricity you can't give the people for over 12 years now. Tinubu should leave Aso rock. The man incompetent has no competition.

With Peter Obi is possible, but with this Agbado man? ko possible

Stories. Election propaganda. Trust the administration of Gbonla Tilumbu at your own risk.

letitrainnow:
I am confident that Nigeria will gradually eliminate blackouts, advancing in the right direction

Not under the administration of this political fraudster called Gbola Tilumbu.

They didn't make this promise in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Election is around the corner and they decided to throw in this lamba. Shameless people.

Them nor fit do am ..na fake camping lies ..

Before or after the election? Because he told us not to vote for him if he does not provide 24 hour power supply through his first tenure

If I don't give 24-hr electricity, when I come for 2nd term, don't vote for me

Tinubu and APC. They want tell us wetin we never hear before

All These lies from the pit of hell because election is coming when Aso Rock villa already have installed solar?? 😭

FatimaAbubakar:
They didn't make this promise in 2023, 2024, or 2025. Election is around the corner and they decided to throw in this lamba. Shameless people.

He made the promise before now but in different form. He only scaled things down to hospitals. It was part of his manifesto before the 2023 election that he would provide 24/7 power supply for Nigerians and if he fails, Nigerians shouldnt voted for him.

Power supply to public institutions hits its lowest in the past 3 years because of the Band A issue. Even federal teaching hospitals can not pay for electricity because it is too expensive. Some of these hospitals used to enjoy almost 24 hours of electricity. So, even if they start getting constant power by 2027(which is actually an audio promise), it's not an achievement but just taking them back from a position they were 5 years before. We shall not be bamboozled

The man that disconnected himself from the national grid and installed a solar inverter system in Aso rock is now promising another agency 24/7 uninterrupted supply. No be juju be that

Cum4me:
APC regime with too much noise. Cho Cho Cho no single workings. FG will
FG shall
FG this and that. Common electricity you can't give the people for over 12 years now. Tinubu should leave Aso rock. The man incompetent has no competition.

Must folks move to a hospital to have 24 Hours power supply! 🧐

Lol, make I just laugh first

Tinubu d criminal with his normal format.He has fooled us once when he made a promise that if he doesn't give Nigerians 24hrs light we shouldn't vote for him d 2nd time, don't allow him to fool u again

FatimaAbubakar:
Not under the administration of this political fraudster called Gbola Tilumbu.

Gbola na big preek oooooo

Everything to secure vote...

A responsible government should be talking about resignation.
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Tinubu said in a publicly broadcasted video that if he cannot guarantee 24 hours power supply to the nation during his first tenure, no one should vote him again.

What integrity does he have to make another hogwash promise?

I will believe it when it is actually done. Promises amd wishful thinking do not work anymore

This man in power said we should vote him out if he doesn't provide 24/7 electricity before 2027.

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/blackouts-fg-sets-2027-target-for-24-hour-hospital-power-supply

Obidients: we no go gree. Why is Tinubu performing so well like this

Obidients, how market? When next is obi going to give nurses 5 million br*be

Tinubu till 2031.

APC minions have not commented yet. I guess they are having a meeting now on what to say. They will soon flood this thread with their shamelessness as usual.

This agenda is for the next coming govt because Apc would've been out of power by then

motionarena:
Another empty promise from the Government of Balablu

Wow made over $3+ dolls this month using claude and n8n

Share the process.
How can you make money from claude and n8n

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/blackouts-fg-sets-2027-target-for-24-hour-hospital-power-supply

So, is the Band A not working anymore? Lol.

tesseract:
APC minions have not commented yet. I guess they are having a meeting now on what to say. They will soon flood this thread with their shamelessness as usual.

Take the dose below and enjoy your Wednesday in wailing

1. Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway
2. Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway
3. Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Nasarawa–Abuja Highway
4. Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe Road
5. Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano Expressway
6. Sokoto–Zamfara–Katsina–Kaduna Road
7. Kano–Maiduguri Road
8. Kano Northern Bypass
9. Kano–Jigawa Road
10. Zaria–Hunkuyi Road
11. Ninth Mile–Otukpo–Makurdi Road
12. Lokoja–Okene Dual Carriageway
13. Ibadan–Ife–Ilesa–Akure–Benin Road
14. Oyo–Ogbomoso–Ilorin Road
15. Enugu–Onitsha Expressway
16. Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway
17. Second Niger Bridge access roads
18. East–West Road
19. Eleme Junction–Onne Port Road
20. Bodo–Bonny Road
21. Nembe–Brass Road
22. Lekki Deep Seaport evacuation corridor.

We are still coming.....

Tinubu till 2031.

🤣 hahaha, this is very funny.

deltateam:
A responsible government should be talking about resignation.
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Tinubu said in a publicly broadcasted video that if he cannot guarantee 24 hours power supply to the nation during his first tenure, no one should vote him again.

What integrity does he have to make another hogwash promise?

His first tenure ends on May 29, 2027, why are you already wailing now

Let me show your hero picture below👇

Tinubu till 2031.