Nigeria, June 5 -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday commissioned the $400 million African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja, hailing it as a symbol of African resilience and a major leap toward positioning Nigeria as a global healthcare hub.

The world-class facility, built by Afreximbank in partnership with King's College Hospital, London, features West Africa's largest stem cell lab and will expand to include a teaching hospital, nursing school, and residential quarters for staff.

Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Tinubu said the AMCE represents Nigeria's rejection of "medical vulnerability as destiny" and aligns with his administration's broader healthcare reform.

The President highlighted over $2.2 bil...