Nigerians Spend Billions on Foreign Medical Trips

The Senate say the about N80 billion spent annually by Nigerians to seek better medical treatment abroad was no longer acceptable hence its working on two bills that will reverse the trend.

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Nigeria: Okowa - Nigerians Spend N80 Billion On Overseas' Medical Treatment Annually

This Day, 7 November 2012

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Tuesday disclosed that Nigerians spent a whopping sum of N80 billion annually on medical treatment abroad. read more »

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Nigerian citizens protest for health facilities.

Nigeria: Country Loses N80 Billion Yearly On Medical Tourism

Daily Trust, 7 November 2012

The Senate has revealed that Nigerians, especially government officials and their powerful cronies annually spend over N80billion on foreign medical treatment. read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses N80 Billion Annually to Oversea Medical Trips

Leadership, 7 November 2012

The Senate Committee on Health yesterday lamented that about N80bn is spent annually by Nigerians seeking better medical treatment abroad. read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Loses N80 Billion Annually to Medical Tourism - Senate

Vanguard, 7 November 2012

The Senate, yesterday, said the about N80bn spent annually by Nigerians to seek better medical treatment abroad was no longer acceptable. read more »
Nigeria: JTF Kills Four Boko Haram Members in Yobe

This Day, 7 November 2012

The military Joint Task Force (JTF) Tuesday raided one of Boko Haram's hideouts in Gashua town in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State, killing four members of the sect and ... read more »

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