President Bola Tinubu has approved a significant reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis, cutting fees from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 per session in federal hospitals nationwide.
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Information, Daniel Bwala, announced the development in a post on his X handle on Monday.
“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.
He explained that the subsidy is already in effect at key federal hospitals across the six geopolitical zones, including the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ebute-Metta, Lagos; FMC Jabi, Abuja; University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan; FMC Owerri; University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH); FMC Abeokuta; Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH); FMC Azare; University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH); and the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH).
Bwala added that more federal medical centres and teaching hospitals will be included in the programme before the year ends to ensure wider access.
He also recalled that President Tinubu had earlier approved free caesarean sections (C-sections) for pregnant women in federal hospitals, describing the initiative as a bold step toward improving maternal healthcare and cutting preventable maternal deaths.
“Together, these measures demonstrate the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda in action—ensuring that no Nigerian is denied healthcare because of cost,” Bwala said.
