Minna — Niger State government has expressed its resolve to partner an Abuja based Indian hospital, Primus International Super Specialty Hospital, for referral treatments as part of the administrations' efforts at checking medical tourism of citizens outside the country.
Governor Aliyu observed that medical bills spent on medical tourism abroad for an individual when compared with what could be spent to access similar medical treatments in Nigeria under the partnership arrangement could be used to treat many Nigerlites in the country.
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