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Tinubu slashes kidney dialysis cost in federal hospitals
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 19, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has subsidized the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals, slashing the price from N50,000 to N12,000, representing a 76% price reduction. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, announced the...
Tinubu Expands Healthcare Access with Subsidised Dialysis
TVC News Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
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...
New UBTH CMD pledges improved healthcare infrastructure, staff welfare
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 19, 2025
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu, yesterday, pledged to strengthen health care infrastructure and improve staff welfare at the tertiary health institution in line with...
Bus Plunges Into River In Benin Rep., One Dead, 44 Missing
Information Nigeria
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August 18, 2025
One person has died and forty-four others remain missing following a tragic bus accident in central Benin Republic, authorities confirmed Sunday. The incident occurred overnight when a bus fell from a bridge into the Oueme River. According to...
UPDATED: Tinubu subsidises dialysis treatment in public hospitals
Premium Times
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August 18, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has approved a reduction in the price of each kidney dialysis session for patients, from N50,000 to N12,000, a spokesperson has said. Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson to the president, made this known on Monday via his X handle....
Kidney Disease: Tinubu Slashes Dialysis Cost To ₦12,000
Leadership
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August 18, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has approved a subsidy that drastically reduces the cost of kidney dialysis in federal government-owned hospitals from ₦50,000 per session to ₦12,000. The development was disclosed on Monday by the Special Adviser on Media...
FG slashes cost of kidney dialysis by 76% in federal hospitals
New National Star
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August 18, 2025
BY DAVID ADUGA-ANI The Federal Government has announced a sharp reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria. A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala on...
Tinubu subsidises kidney dialysis cost by 76% in federal hospitals
Punch
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August 18, 2025
The Federal Government has subsidised the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria, slashing the price of the procedure by 76%. The new policy, approved by President Bola Tinubu, reduces the price of a single dialysis session...
3 Die In Benin Road Crash
Leadership
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August 18, 2025
Three persons were reportedly killed on Sunday in Auchi, Edo State, when two trucks, one belonging to Dangote Cement, an unidentified truck and a GLK Benz were involved in an accident in front of Omega Fire Ministry at about midday. In a viral...
One dead, 44 missing in Benin after bus plunges into river: govt
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 17, 2025
One person died and forty-four are missing after a bus plunged from a bridge into the Oueme River in central Benin overnight, the interior minister said Sunday. The driver of the bus, travelling from Lome to Niamey, lost control after hitting the...
One dead, 44 missing in Benin after bus plunges into river - Official
Punch
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August 17, 2025
One person died and forty-four are missing after a bus plunged from a bridge into the Oueme River in central Benin overnight, the interior minister said Sunday. The driver of the bus, travelling from Lome to Niamey, lost control after hitting the...
President Tinubu Slashes Kidney Dialysis Cost By 76% In Federal Hospita
The Nigerian Voice
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The Federal Government has subsidised the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria, slashing the price of the procedure by 76%. The new policy, approved by President Bola Tinubu, reduces the price of a single dialysis session...
Kenya declared free of sleeping sickness: A major milestone in public health
Daily Star
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August 16, 2025
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, as a public health problem—making it the tenth country to achieve this milestone. HAT is the second...
Tinubu Orders Reduction In Dialysis Cost From ₦50,000 To ₦12,000 – Presidency
Channels TV
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August 19, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has approved a reduction in the cost of kidney dialysis from the current ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 in federal hospitals across the country. The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Information, Daniel Bwala, disclosed this on...
Tinubu’s 80% dialysis subsidy yet to be implemented five months after approval
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 19, 2025
Five months after President Bola Tinubu approved 80 percent subsidy on kidney dialysis for Nigerians, reducing the cost from N50,000 to N12,000, the subsidy regime is yet to take effect in hospitals across the country. Sources told The Guardian...
Prof. Idia Ize-Iyamu Takes Over As 7th CMD Of UBTH
ITV
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August 19, 2025
It was a jubilant atmosphere today at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, as the institution celebrated the official appointment of its 7th Chief Medical Director, Professor Mrs. Idia Ize-Iyamu. The colorful event brought together health...
Direct Relief Monitors Hurricane Erin, Medical Support Departs to 12 Countries
Direct Relief
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August 15, 2025
By Staff Over the past week, Direct Relief has shipped 592 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 7.1 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and...
Shaibu, Medical Experts Laud UBTH CMD At Valedictory Session
New Telegraph
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August 15, 2025
Former Deputy Governor of Edo State, Hon. Philip Shaibu and medical experts in Edo State on Friday paid glowing tribute to the outgoing Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Darlington Obaseki....
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) And Choithram International Foundation Expand School Feeding Partnership In Benin
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) COTONOU, Benin, August 15, 2025/APO Group/ -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Choithram International Foundation (CIF) ( ) are renewing their commitment to fight hunger and improve education...
UBTH First Female CMD, Ize-Iyamu Resumes As Obaseki Bows Out
New Telegraph
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August 18, 2025
The first female Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu, on Monday resumed office. Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the appointment of Professor Idia Nibukun...