NLNG Donates $300,000 Medical Equipment to Lagos

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has donated medical equipment worth $300,000 to the Lagos State government as part of its contribution to the US$30 million Oil and Gas Industry Collaborative Initiative, spearheaded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to fight the COVID-19.

The donation made yesterday by NLNG’s Managing Director, Mr. Tony Attah, who was represented by the company’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Eyono Fatayi-Williams, was received by the Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Prof. Emmanuel Akinola Abayomi.

The donation was part of the company’s $1.25 million donations to six states of the federation in contribution towards the NNPCled Oil Industry COVID-19 Intervention fund.

NLNG said the donation would go a long way in supporting the COVID-19 response at the Lagos Mainland Hospital.

The equipment include Mindray SV300 ventilators, infusion pumps, Surgicare patient monitor, hospital cart, Mindray haematology analyser, stat analyser, stat reagent, cartridge and automated chemistry analyser.

Other items included medical infusion pump, blood warmers, arterior blood gas analyser, perfusor compact, automated haematology analyser, AED/ Defibrillators ICU patient beds with remote controls, PVC mattress covers, Visco elastic mattresses, Desco hospital pillows, overbed tables and bedside cabinet combination units.

In his remarks, Attah said the donations were part of the industry’s ongoing contribution to states to help push back the pandemic, noting that the virus still remained a huge threat to the country’s socio-economic wellbeing which will require concerted efforts and sacrifices from everyone in the country to fight.

He said the interventions signified NLNG’s resolve to stand with both the federal and state governments during these trying times and to reciprocate the goodwill and support to the company over the years.