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Ibom Medical City in Ikono

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A hospital complex under construction in Ikono LGA.

Key facts

Area of work: Health
LGA: Ikono
Status: Ongoing
Where: Ikono LGA, per this report
Site size: About 100 hectares, along the Uyo to Ikot Ekpene Road
Main hospital: Ibom International Hospital: 10 storeys, 350 beds
Foundation: 356 foundation piles
Project manager: Tokiye Integrated Medical Services (TIMS)
Components: International hospital, staff housing, research and training centres, pharmaceutical and laboratory facilities, digital health infrastructure
Piling directive: 15 August 2025: Governor ordered immediate start of piling works and clearance of acquired structures
Unveiled: 23 June 2026, with Coordinating Minister of Health Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate

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About the project

Ibom Medical City is a large health care complex under construction in Ikono Local Government Area, along the Uyo to Ikot Ekpene Road. The site covers about 100 hectares. Its main building, the Ibom International Hospital, is a 10-storey hospital with 350 beds.

It is an Akwa Ibom State Government project under Governor Umo Eno. The idea was endorsed at the ARISE Health Sector Town Hall Meeting in July 2025. Tokiye Integrated Medical Services, a health project development and management firm, is managing the project. In August 2025 the Governor ordered piling works to start and the site to be cleared. The main building rests on 356 foundation piles. The project model was unveiled on 23 June 2026, with the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, present. Work is ongoing.

The plan brings hospital care in many specialties, medical training, research, staff housing, pharmacy and laboratory services, and digital health into one place.

Once complete, the medical city is expected to cut the number of people travelling abroad for treatment and make Akwa Ibom a centre for specialist care in the region. The state plans to send 100 indigenes abroad for specialist training six months before it opens. It fits the health pillar of the ARISE Agenda.

The medical city has not yet been commissioned.

The project at a glance

StatusOngoing

Capacity350 beds

Kind of workHealth

ServesPatients who need hospital care and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

What was built

Hospital complex under construction
Roofing works
Project model unveiled at the site

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Patients who need hospital careHealth
Residents of Ikono and Ibiono Ibom
Health workersHealth
Local traders and service providersLocal business

Where it helps

Health access
Trade and income
Movement and access

Ikono LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 14 projects recorded in Ikono.

Completed 4Ongoing 8 (this project)Planned 1Status not stated 1

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Health

Government and public buildings

Jobs and business support

Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

The complex is meant to bring higher-level medical care into this part of the state. People in Ikono would then have a major hospital nearer than Uyo.

For work and income

The Medical City has the prospect of drawing medical tourism to Ikono, with economic benefits for local people. Visitors and staff would need food, lodging and transport.