The Federal Government has slashed the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals by 76%, cutting the price per session from about ₦50,000 to ₦12,000.
The subsidy, approved by President Bola Tinubu, was announced on Monday by his Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, who said the move will provide immediate relief to thousands of Nigerians battling kidney disease.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a landmark subsidy to ease the cost of kidney dialysis for Nigerians. With this intervention, the price of each dialysis session has been reduced from ₦50,000 to just ₦12,000, bringing relief to thousands of citizens battling kidney-related diseases,” Bwala stated.
The new pricing is already effective in ten federal medical centres and teaching hospitals across all six geopolitical zones, including:
- FMC Ebute-Metta, Lagos
- FMC Jabi, Abuja
- UCH Ibadan
- FMC Owerri
- UMTH Maiduguri
- FMC Abeokuta
- LUTH Lagos
- FMC Azare
- UBTH Benin
- UCTH Calabar
Bwala said more hospitals will be added before year-end to expand access nationwide.
He also recalled that last year President Tinubu approved free cesarean sections for pregnant women in federal hospitals, describing both measures as part of the president’s Renewed Hope Agenda to ensure Nigerians are not denied healthcare due to cost.
