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Medical tourism: Nigerians spend $1m in foreign hospitals
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FG criticised as medical tourism outflow rises 18%

The Federal Government has come under criticism as foreign exchange outflow for health-related travel by Nigerians surged to $549.29 million in the first nine months of 2025. This represents a 17.96 per cent increase from $465.67 million recorded in the same period of 2024, according to The PUNCH. Analysts and health experts have slammed the […]

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Nigerians’ medical tourism spending drops 52% under Tinubu — Report

Based on the latest Quarterly Statistical Bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerians spent about $4.74 million on foreign healthcare-related services from May 2023 to March 2025, according to findings by The PUNCH. This amount represents the total spending on medical tourism during President Bola Tinubu’s first 22 months in office. A comparative analysis […]

Medical tourism: Nigerians spend $1m in foreign hospitals
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Medical tourism: Nigerians spend $1m in foreign hospitals

Nigeria has spent a staggering $1.04 million on foreign healthcare services in the first quarter of 2023, marking a significant increase of 40.54% compared to the same period in 2022, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s quarterly statistical bulletin. The Punch also reported that the breakdown reveals that medical tourism consumed $0.34 million in […]