About This Hospital
- Category
- Federal Teaching Hospital / Tertiary Referral Hospital
- Accreditation
- Federal teaching hospital; runs a College of Nursing Sciences and training for undergraduate and postgraduate medical programmes. Received the 2024 Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award (Best Public Tertiary Healthcare Facility) and the 2025 BPSR award for best ICT integration (per official website).
- Affiliation
- University of Maiduguri — commissioned 23 July 1983; serves a population of over 30 million in the North-East geopolitical zone.
Departments23 depts
Specialty Services
Specialized Equipment
Leadership & Management
Head of Hospital
Prof. Faruk Buba
Chief Medical Director, appointed for a four-year term effective 5 October 2026; consultant cardiologist at UMTH (The Guardian, 15 October 2026).
Managed By
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare / Board of Management
UMTH is a federal tertiary health institution supervised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and governed by a Board of Management, with the chief executive responsible for clinical and administrative operations.
Booking at This Hospital
Online Booking
Walk-in
Walk-in Policy
Appointments booked by visiting or calling the hospital; specialist clinics run on scheduled weekdays.
Emergency Wait
24:00:00
Non-Emergency Wait
Specialist clinics Monday - Friday (scheduled days)
How to book
Appointments at UMTH, Maiduguri are arranged directly with the hospital using the options above. Afrimedlink lists this facility for public information and does not manage its bookings.
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Hospital Policies
Hours & Holidays
Open 24 hours, Sunday - Saturday (per official contact page). Specialist clinics run Monday - Friday on scheduled days.
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