Mariam Bello
Centre Director
Oversees operations, patient experience and the corporate health desk, and leads partnerships with HMOs and referral hospitals across the FCT.
English, Hausa
About us
Specialist medicine, run with discipline
Juniper Gate was set up for patients who need expert care but cannot spend a day waiting for it. Ten years on, that is still the standard we measure ourselves against.
Our story
It started with a laboratory and a waiting-room problem
Juniper Gate opened in 2016 as a diagnostic laboratory on Aminu Kano Crescent. Patients kept bringing us the same frustration: their tests were done quickly, then they waited weeks to see a specialist who could explain the results.
So we invited consultants to hold clinics in our building on fixed days, with booked appointments and the laboratory one floor away. Cardiology and gynaecology came first. Today eight specialties rotate through the centre each week, supported by resident medical officers, nurses and a full imaging suite.
Our patients include civil servants, business owners, families from Maitama to Lokogoma, and the staff of 65 organisations. What they have in common is a need for care that is thorough, punctual and properly documented.
Mariam Bello
Centre Director
From the Centre Director
An appointment time should mean something
Most people in Abuja have a story about waiting four hours for a doctor who arrived late, then being sent elsewhere for a scan. We built our systems so that story does not happen here: confirmed slots, consultants on published days and diagnostics in the same building.
My role is to make sure the centre runs the way our patients and corporate clients expect, from how quickly the booking team responds to how clearly an invoice is itemised. Clinical decisions belong to our doctors. Everything around them, from punctuality to privacy, is my responsibility.
If we fall short of that standard, I want to hear about it. Ask the front desk and they will arrange a call with me directly.
Mariam Bello, Centre Director
Leadership
The team that runs the centre
Every doctor at Juniper Gate holds full registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, and every nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
Dr. Terver Agber
Medical Director
MBBS (Jos), FWACP (Internal Medicine)
Consultant physician who coordinates the visiting specialists, sets clinical protocols and leads the endocrinology and diabetes clinic.
English, Tiv, Hausa
Dr. Nkechi Udeh
Head of Diagnostics
MBBS (Nsukka), FMCR
Consultant radiologist responsible for imaging quality and reporting times, working alongside our chief medical laboratory scientist.
English, Igbo
Halima Yakubu
Head of Nursing & Patient Flow
RN, RM, BNSc
Runs triage, clinic preparation and session timing, so that consultations start when they are supposed to.
English, Hausa, Nupe
Our standards
What we hold ourselves to
Punctuality
Clinics start at the published time, and we tell you before you set out if anything changes.
Clear documentation
Every visit ends with a written summary, results and next steps you can share with your HMO or employer.
Discretion
Executive, diplomatic and corporate patients are seen privately, and records are protected under the Nigeria Data Protection Act.
Itemised billing
Costs are agreed before tests are done, and every invoice lists exactly what was provided.
Milestones
Ten years in Wuse II
- 2016
The laboratory opens
Juniper Gate begins as a diagnostic laboratory on Aminu Kano Crescent with a team of six.
- 2018
First specialist clinics
Visiting consultants in cardiology and obstetrics & gynaecology start holding booked weekly clinics.
- 2020
Corporate desk launched
Our first retainer plans bring structured staff healthcare to Abuja companies and NGOs.
- 2022
Imaging suite expanded
Digital X-ray, echocardiography and treadmill testing are added on the ground floor.
- 2025
The eighth clinic
Urology joins the timetable, completing our current line-up of eight specialties.