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Public hospitals in Nigeria

Every public-owned hospital Veligraph tracks in Nigeria's national register: 1,246 secondary and tertiary hospitals, within 19,766 public facilities of all levels.
1,246
Public hospitals
19,766
All public facilities
162,923
Recorded beds
16,047
Recorded doctors
Directory

The 100 largest public hospitals by beds

Secondary and tertiary public hospitals from the national register, ranked by recorded bed capacity. Names link to full records.

FacilityStateLevelBeds
Benue State University Teaching Hospital
Makurdi
BenueTertiary1,300
Jos University Teaching Hospital Lamingo
Jos North
PlateauTertiary674
Jos University Teaching Hospital
Jos North
PlateauTertiary670
Hadejia General Hospital
Hadejia
JigawaSecondary630
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Ikeja
LagosTertiary600
Federal Medical Center Gusau
Gusau
ZamfaraTertiary568
Fedral Medical Centre Umuahia
Umuahia North
AbiaTertiary537
Abia State University Teaching Hospital,Aba
Osisioma Ngwa
AbiaTertiary500
State Specialist Hospital Maiduguri
Maiduguri
BornoSecondary500
Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe
Gombe
GombeTertiary500
Federal Medical Centre Owo
Owo
OndoTertiary452
Ido Federal Teaching Hospital
Ido-Osi
EkitiTertiary450
Specialist Hospital Gombe
Gombe
GombeSecondary450
Ultra Modern Polices Hospital
Damaturu
YobeSecondary450
Zurmi General Hospital
Zurmi
ZamfaraSecondary430
National Hospital Abuja
Abuja Municipal Area Council
FCTTertiary420
Asaba Federal Medical Centre
Oshimili South
DeltaTertiary418
Bichi General Hospital
Bichi
KanoSecondary400
Karaye Emirate Specialist Hospital
Karaye
KanoSecondary400
Rano General Hospital
Rano
KanoSecondary400
Nguru Federal Medical Centre
Nguru
YobeTertiary400
Health Wise Hospital
Port-Harcourt
RiversTertiary375
Gusau General Hospital
Gusau
ZamfaraSecondary360
Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH)
Lafia
NasarawaTertiary359
Kazaure General Hospital
Kazaure
JigawaSecondary350
Imo State University Teaching Hospital
Orlu
ImoTertiary335
Nigerian Army Reference Hospital
Lagos Mainland
LagosTertiary332
Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital
Ogbomosho North
OyoTertiary332
Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital
Ogbomosho North
OyoTertiary332
Enugu State University Teaching Hospital
Enugu North
EnuguTertiary320
Federal Neuro- Psychiatric Hospital Benin City
Egor
EdoTertiary302
Uniosun Teaching Hospital
Olorunda
OsunTertiary301
Ikono General Hospital
Ikot Ekpene
Akwa-IbomSecondary300
Umaru Shehu Ultra Modern Hospital
Jere
BornoSecondary300
Dawakin Tofa General Hospital
Dawakin Tofa
KanoSecondary300
Gaya General Hospital
Gaya
KanoTertiary300
Keffi Federal Medical Centre
Keffi
NasarawaTertiary300
Asaba Specialist Hospiotal
Oshimili North
DeltaSecondary290
Gumel General Hospital
Gumel
JigawaSecondary290
Bida Federal Medical Centre
Bida
NigerTertiary286
Dutse General Hospital
Dutse
JigawaSecondary284
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospitals
Egor
EdoTertiary274
Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital
Ado Ekiti
EkitiTertiary260
Maryam Abatcha Women And Children Hospital
Jere
BornoSecondary250
Ogoja General Hospital
Ogoja
Cross RiverSecondary250
Eku Baptist Government Hospital
Ethiope East
DeltaSecondary250
General Hospital Kalti
Kaltungo
GombeSecondary250
Babura General Hospital
Babura
JigawaSecondary250
Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital
Dutse
JigawaTertiary250
Gwarzo General Hospital
Gwarzo
KanoSecondary250
General Amadi Rimi Orthopaedic and Specialist Hospital
Batagarawa
KatsinaTertiary250
Kontagora General Hospital
Kontagora
NigerSecondary250
Wesley Guild Hospital
Ilesa East
OsunTertiary250
Eket Immanuel General Hospital
Eket
Akwa-IbomSecondary248
Iquita General Hospital, Oron
Urue-Offong/Oruko
Akwa-IbomSecondary248
Jahun General Hospital
Jahun
JigawaSecondary240
Ahmad Sani Yariman Bakura Hospital
Gusau
ZamfaraTertiary230
Muhammed Abdullahi Wase Teaching Hospital
Nasarawa
KanoTertiary227
Federal Nero- psychiatric Hospital Calabar
Calabar South
Cross RiverTertiary225
State Hospital Ijebu Ode
Ijebu Ode
OgunSecondary224
Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital
Ibadan North
OyoSecondary219
Umaru Musa Yar'adua Memorial General Hospital
Tafa
NigerSecondary215
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Amaku Awka
Awka South
AnambraTertiary211
Rogo General Hospital
Rogo
KanoSecondary206
Family Support Program Health Post
Calabar Municipal
Cross RiverSecondary205
Haruna Tsokwa Memorial General Hospital
Takum
TarabaSecondary205
Abia State Specialist Hospital Amachara
Umuahia South
AbiaSecondary200
Ibom Multi- Specialty Hospital.
Nsit Ubium
Akwa-IbomTertiary200
General Hospital Otukpo
Otukpo
BenueSecondary200
Garki General Hospital
Garki
JigawaSecondary200
Hajiya Gambo Sawaba General Hospital
Zaria
KadunaSecondary200
Yobe State University Teaching Hospital
Damaturu
YobeTertiary200
Geidam Specialist Hospital Yobe State
Geidam
YobeSecondary200
Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Memorial Hospital
Jema'a
KadunaSecondary199
Biu General Hospital
Biu
BornoSecondary192
Gbagada General Hospital
Kosofe
LagosSecondary192
Suleja General Hospital
Suleja
NigerSecondary190
Abavo General Hospital
Ika South
DeltaSecondary182
Hajiya Gambo Sawaba General Hospital
Zaria
KadunaSecondary182
Birnin Kudu Federal Medical Centre
Birnin Kudu
JigawaTertiary180
Adeoyo Maternity Teaching Hospital
Ibadan North
OyoTertiary177
Abeokuta State Hospital
Abeokuta South
OgunSecondary176
Abeokuta State Hospital
Abeokuta South
OgunSecondary176
Plateau State Specialist Hospital Jos
Jos North
PlateauTertiary176
Ughelli Central Hospital
Ughelli North
DeltaSecondary175
Birnin Kudu General Hospital
Birnin Kudu
JigawaSecondary172
Molai General Hospital
Jere
BornoSecondary170
Birnin Kudu General Hospital
Birnin Kudu
JigawaSecondary170
Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba
Lagos Mainland
LagosTertiary170
Ringim General Hospital
Ringim
JigawaSecondary165
Iquita General Hospital
Urue-Offong/Oruko
Akwa-IbomSecondary164
Ughelli Central Hospital
Ughelli North
DeltaSecondary160
Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital Uruagu Nnewi
Nnewi North
AnambraTertiary156
Marama General Hospital
Hawul
BornoSecondary156
Dala National orthopaedic Hospital
Dala
KanoTertiary153
Dakin Kudun General Hospital
Dawakin Kudu
KanoSecondary152
Eket Immanuel General Hospital
Eket
Akwa-IbomSecondary151
Immanuel General Hospital
Eket
Akwa-IbomSecondary151
General Hospital Obingwa
Obi Ngwa
AbiaSecondary150
Darazo General Hospital
Darazo
BauchiSecondary150
Distribution

Public hospitals by state

StateHospitalsBeds
Oyo1023,703
Delta844,108
Akwa-Ibom744,228
Kogi61486
Enugu531,136
Anambra491,256
Plateau463,127
Kaduna452,910
Borno453,496
Kano444,635
Kwara43404
Osun401,223

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Source: NHFR · as of August 2026