The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has blamed the freefall of the naira on the huge sum of $39.6bn spent by Nigerians on foreign education and...
The federal government has called on Nigerian health workers based in the diaspora, especially in the United Kingdom, to strive to make Nigeria a medical tourism...
The bill seeking to check revenue leakages from medical tourism scaled second reading in the Senate on Thursday. The primary objective of the bill is to...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday charged government at all levels to end medical tourism by investing in the nation’s health sector. The NLC President,...
Many mouths were left agape in surprise when President Muhammadu Buhari was recently quoted to have said that citizens must resist the urge to travel abroad...
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora has reiterated the Federal Government’s determination to curb medical tourism in the country. The minister, however, noted...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on September 6, marked the first 100 days in his second term administration. The tenure kicked off on May 29. The National Chairman of...
House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected a bill seeking to prevent public officials from seeking medical treatment abroad. During the plenary at the lower legislative chamber,...
President Muhammadu Buhari says quality healthcare is a top priority of his government. The president said the federal government was considering increasing budgetary allocation to the...
By Daniel Ezeigwe… Before the emergence of the present regime in May, 2015, there had been calls and wails for leadership sanitation by the over one...
President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), Clare Omatseye, Tuesday disclosed that a total of one billion dollars is lost annually to medical tourism in Nigeria, as...
In the last five years, Nigerians have spent at least $2.5 billion on medical trips to hospitals and medical centres outside the country. Of this amount,...
The Federal Government has adopted proactive measures to help save $1b being expended on medical tourism abroad annually. Specifically, government has launched a comprehensive healthcare investment...
