Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- 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.

The development, which will first commence in 10 public hospitals, will provide relief to thousands of Nigerians battling kidney-related diseases, many of whom cannot pay for the dialysis.

According to Mr Bwala, the subsidy is being implemented in major federal hospitals across the six geopolitical zones. He noted that the subsidy has been well-received by patients, with many expressing satisfactions with the reduced costs.

The first set of hospitals include, the Federal M...