The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has commissioned an ultra-modern Neonatal Ward and a fully renovated Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Asaba, Delta state.
The project, part of NLNG’s multi-billion-naira Hospital Support Programme (HSP), marks a critical investment aimed at transforming emergency and neonatal care in the country.
The newly- commissioned facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art medical technology, including specialised neonatal and ICU suites, recovery areas, preparation rooms, a dedicated nurses’ station, automated access doors, and a family lounge. These upgrades are expected to significantly improve emergency response, clinical outcomes, and patient care, particularly for Nigeria’s most vulnerable population—newborns and critically ill patients.
Director and CEO, NLNG, Philip Mshelbila, at the commissioning of the health facility in Delta state said, NLNG’s investment in the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba and other hospitals in the country accurately reflected NLNG’s intentions expressed in its vision of being “a globally competitive energy company improving lives sustainably .”
Mshelbila, who was represented by the general manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, NLNG, Sophia Horsfall, emphasised that the HSP was part of NLNG’s broader nation-building agenda.
“We invest in people, not just infrastructure. Through education, health, and capacity-building, we are helping shape a sustainable future. The commissioning at FMC Asaba signals more than the completion of a project, it reflects a clear, steadfast vision: a healthcare system where Nigerian lives are preserved through precision, preparedness, and partnership.
“A single step into these wards in FMC, Asaba, reveals transformation with purpose. This is what it means to turn concern into action and statistics into lives saved. Nigeria contributes 20 per cent of global maternal and child mortality. This must change, and we’re committed to that change,” he said.
Speaking during the ceremony, the minister of state for health, Dr Iziaq Salako, commended NLNG for its contribution to health and urged other organisations to emulate the company.
The minister, represented by the ministry’s director of hospital services, Dr Jimoh Salaudeen, described the facility as another milestone in the quest for quality health services in line with the federal government’s renewed hope agenda.
In his remarks, a member of NLNG’s board of directors, Henry Obih, emphasised that the occasion reflected NLNG’s steadfast commitment to the well-being of the Nigerian people. He noted further that through the NLNG HSP, critical infrastructure has been provided, offering immense benefits to families, newborns, ill infants, and to healthcare workers dedicated to delivering quality service.
