Enugudaily:
The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that Nigerians are currently suffering from what he described as “reckless policies” of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

He recalled that he protested some of the policies that he said were designed to dehumanise the population that was already in pain.

He stated these while speaking on Channels Television on Sunday.

Oshiomhole said the current hardship being witnessed under the current administration were the long-term consequences of those policies of Buhari’s administration.
enugudaily.net

Osho should pls be quiet. We dont have that time to excuses..People are dying of hunger.They is insecurity in the land..No where is safe anymore. If APC is clueless as to how to rule this country, then they should vacate the seat and let capable hands lead.Haba! Blame game since 2015! Are you guys that shameless! now they cannot blame PDP thjey are now blaming their own party.Meanwhile they all praised Buhari when he was in office..

Odin13:


Oga
Nigeria was lots better under PDP


PDP is a million miles ahead of Apc

Don’t be tribally blind ... where are you in 99’

Guess abacha junta was paradise ?

Nondey come my mention anyhow ..

Dem never born am by that time.

Please note that most of these commentators were born in the 2000s.. they dont understand what we saw during Abacha time and progression to civilian rule. sure they cannot tell the difference.. When Obj took office, the country was in shambles, our debt profile was beyond our ability to pay at that time. There was no major infrastructures such as Telecoms..Our pensions was in shambles..Banking was not promising as your your life savings could disappear as banks were did not have strong capital base...But Obj came, appointed technocrat like Okonjo Iweala/Soludo and others to help out .our debt was cleared by the help of Okonjo and Nigeria could plan again. Some institutions were established and strengthened during OBJ time and there were some positive changes in the lives of Nigerians back then. Life was not perfect but it was promising then.

Tinubu & Buhari thought that to rule Nigeria is a walk in the pack? The only thing the were good at was talking as opposition..! That is their strength and they should have remained so as opposition, to keep a check on the ruling party ..APC has no business leading this country because they are all clueless bunches of leaders.

Odin13:
Nigerians are missing the PDP days of good governance and accountability...

Yoruba People under Acn user propaganda to abuse curse with lies the PDP Government and tag each government as corrupt as satan himself

Today Yoruba Apc are in Government , in power and in charge

Nigerians are now wishing for the better days .. that they threw away .. after being brainswashed by the Yoruba propaganda media unit .. under the supervision of the clueless and daft c n c .. they Yoruba thing that called Jagaban of Yoruba land ..

Apc is evil

Tinubu Asiwaju is a fool..

Accountability kini! life was way better but they were still stealing and not accountable ..

mikkywebs:
During his eight years in power, former President Muhammadu Buhari is accused by former presidential adviser Reno Omokri of wrecking Nigeria's economy.

Nigeria's debt had nearly doubled from 18% to 35% of GDP by the time Buhari's term ended in May 2023.

The legislator from Daura left inflation at 22.4%.

President Bola Tinubu's government has seen ongoing economic hardship, which has been exacerbated by the elimination of fuel subsidies and a volatile currency rate.

Furthermore, Reno Omokri thinks Buhari should bear the brunt of the blame because, in his words, he managed a criminal organisation rather than a government.

Monday morning, Omokri wrote, "Buhari Destroyed The Economy," in a post that he published on X. Tinubu is working to bring it back. That is the veritable truth. Because Buhari sold our oil in advance and kept the proceeds for himself, even our oil sales are now worthless to us.

This is due to the fact that he borrowed more than all previous governments put together, to the point where even China stopped lending us money due to our high debt service to revenue ratio.

Each month, $1.5 billion was used to support the exchange rate. The value of Naira was not what you saw at the time.

"Buhari misrepresented our foreign reserve status to you. Loans and purchases had been secured by such monies. To put it briefly, if Dr. Jonathan had done half of what Buhari accomplished, he would have put President Jonathan in jail. Buhari did not lead an administration. He oversaw a criminal operation that made his nephew, who had previously sold recharge cards, an overnight multibillionaire private jet pilot.

"As the opposition, we are aware of this. However, some of us are using it for political purposes because they did not win the 2023 election, and in their opinion, Nigeria must fall apart if they did not.

Source: https://betanews.ng/bola-tinubu-trying-to-fix-economy-buhari-destroyed-reno-omokri/

This one dey find appointment. Wait oo! Be like say Reno nor dey Atiku pay list anymore. So he is trying hard to look for another pay master, what a shameless human being.

Where is Fani Kayode sef? That was was busy running his mount up and down, insulting everyone, both high and low. He suddenly went mute when he didn't get any political appointment. What a shameless soul with any atom of principles,Well Reno seems to be heading in that direction.Bunch of Political jobbers.

OmoFiditi:


LOL.. The tribalism don end by force?

More damage needs to be done by APC and tinubu before una go get sense by fire, by hunger. I don't trust a Nigerian who is still breathing and has the energy to even lament.

Many people will have to walk gently and sickly while scavenging for food from dustbin before they can change their ethnoreligious mentality. Dead bodies will have to litter the streets in famine. We are not there yet. So calm down.

sey dem go count you among the dead that wil litter the street!.. Have we not shed enough blood already! whose blood should be shed next for all righteousness to be fulfilled! Pls think before writing things like this ..Its disheartening

Akaegwu:
Peter Obi won't contest. We don't want him. We like Tinubu

Ya! I love your sarcasm..Though hunger no go allows people to laugh..It is well.

Quality20:
Yes, in 2027, we in the far north are going for peter obi. The hardship in d land is something else, so its better we ditch these old politicians and follow those who have good knowledge of d economy and are sincere/pragmatic enough. We have now decided to forgive the Igbo ppl for their civil war crimes and now ready to go with them as one country, we hausas,Yoruba and Igbo are d same

Pls dont ooo! APC Has spoilt this country and Tinubu finally is about to Bury us.

I pray Obi does not come out anymore to contest. Let APC and their supporters enjoy what they have created. These people saw the mess Buhari did but still went about fighting others not to contest . The mess that has happened will take years to be corrected. Useless APC Party.

Think9ja:


The thing about reality is that it will dawn on you, whether you believe it or not. You think you're more patriotic than I am? For almost sixty four years, a country hasn't made any meaningful progress. Instead of us to sit down and think of changing direction, we keep saying it can still be fixed.

All the options available to Nigeria to make it work are not suitable options, but they are options that can create real impact.


But maintaining this current system and then calling on God for the most basic things of life is idiocy.

A system where you don't choose who leads you
A system where you can't travel between states without fear
A system where you don't have pipe born water running in your house
A system where you finish school and resort to prayers everyday for a job, instead of hoping on your skills to get you one.
A system where only those who steal from government coffers are able to afford to build or rent good Houses and drive a small car.

Continue hoping Mr. Patriot

So, what is your solution? Can you confess that you have never contributed to the downfall of Nigeria in anyway? You have never bribed anyone? throw trash on the street! or engage in one corrupts practices or the other!

The country is just a geographical space and the people that inhabit her, determine if a she is good or bad. Nigerians are complicated human beings! You think if Nigeria falls today, it will be well with all Nigerians in other African countries? You will experience for yourself a first hand hatred from other African countries except you find yourself in the western countries.

Well, since your hold another citizenship, then good luck to you then but As I stand, this is the only country I have at the moment , so I have no choice but to be hopeful that she will rise up someday. If she get better tomorrow, its your kind that will first want to shout "I am a Nigerian".

Think9ja:
Rubbish!

None of these will work.
If you like bring all the past US presidents to come and lead this country, it still will not work as long as we operate under this construction and structure

People think that Nigeria's problem is the president. No. Nigeria's problem is how the country is structured.

If Nigeria is ever going to make progress, there needs to be a real restructuring of how the system works, starting from the rubbish constitution we are using.

Is Tinubu responsible for all the weak institutions we have all over the country? Nigeria died in 1967 and since then, we've just been deceiving ourselves. Reason why the previous administration is always better than the current one. It just keeps getting worse.

That is the reason why when that goat started talking rubbish that a new Nigeria was possible, I started campaigning against him immediately.

At least, Atiku admitted there's a problem with the governing structure of Nigeria. Not like he will do any better but at least he admitted there's a problem there.

Nigeria don die, know this and reduce your expectations.

Then shut and adopt another country as your own since you have considered Nigeria to never rise ever again. I shall know that some day, something will happen that will take this evil leaders from our political space. They will become history.
If only our docile and tribalistic citizens could come together , then Nigeria can have another chance to survive .
This country can only be fixed when her citizens start seeing it as a holistic affair and not a regional or tribal one. It's either we fix Nigeria as Nigerians or we divide and let every region or tribe work to make their own and develop their region.

blacknp:
Sorry o, but Peter Gringory Obi can never be president of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Orji Kalu or Rochas Okorocha will be President of Nigeria 16 years before that scoundrel Obi Peter.

I hope you have eaten well today ! Enjoy your Tinubu for another 7 years . Makes sure you do not Japan oo!

Catapault:
The hypocrisy of people blaming Tinubu for high prices caused by subsidy removal is truly mind boggling.

I clearly remember Peter Obi and even Atiku Abubakar vowing to remove subsidies “ON DAY ONE” of their presidency if they won!

So why is everybody now abusing Tinubu for the inflation?

It makes no sense.

Or am I missing something?

Election is over ! It is over! Tinubu is now the president of Nigeria.. what the hell are you talking about ? Is Obi the president? What is wrong with you guys from Apc ? You guys made sure your Tinubu becomes the president either by hook or crook. He is NOW THE PRESIDENT but clueless as to how to govern Nigeria .. now you are coming out to tell us tales by moonlight ? Have you guys ran out of excuses ? No more PDP to blame anymore ?
Shameless party that does not know their left and right .. the only thing they know how to do is talk , TALK! TALK ! and give nonsense excuses for their poor performance. Clueless party with empty headed leaders .
If you guys don't know what to do with leadership then Bleep off from that seat and let competent hands step in and lead us . Nonsense .

udele1:
Most of you mocking and attacking Peter obi, don't have the slightest idea of what is yet to come.

Yourself, you parents and loved ones will soon begin to loose their jobs.

Enjoy creating threads and attacking Peter obi, while you can. Soon many of you won't be able afford afford data to come online.

If only you had the slightest idea of where the country is heading, you will follow and support Peter obi till he becomes president.

sey you told them but They didn't listen . Now they are carrying placard to protest becos they cannot afford to buy basic food anymore.
What a shame that some people ,due to the hatred in their heart for the Igbos, chosed to vote for an old man that is senile ,unfit and with questionable past over a more viable one. They ticked aside Osibanjo aside and called him a betrayal, omo ale`and all kind of unprintable names..They also insulted Obi and his supporters for contesting against their precious Tinubu .. well ,now Tinubu is now their president..let them now their renewed hope . Bloody tribalist.

Parachoko:
On Bola Ahmed Tinubu Mandate I Stand Gidigba

How market ?

Jayhome24:
What a question? To my understand I don't think you have the right to question anybody decision who he or she decided to vote for and by the way personally I will prefer Tinubu or even Buhari or Atiku to rule forever than obi pls get that fact and we will never allow obi to win presidential election in his life its a promise.

You must be child or just diluded

Bobloco:
Is Nigeria not worth saving anymore?


The Save Nigeria Group (SNG), with the opposition parties spearheaded by Tinubu himself, frustrated Goodluck Jonathan by sponsoring protests against the Goodluck Jonathan government. The hallmark of it all was the 2012 subsidy removal protests.

Their tribe man is in power so they cannot do what they did during Jonathan's time . Just thesame way the north could not protest during Buhari's time .

Itiskdg121:
Very good.
I like it when people learn their lessons in a very hard way.

what lesson have they learnt ? Let Tinubu contest tomorrow and you will still see them vote for him . Tribalism is in their blood . It's like a disease that cannot be cured .
This is not lesson to them but plain stupidity blinded by their hatred for another tribe that is not theirs . They rather vote in a Yoruba goat than an igbo who happens to he a human being . I am exempting other Yoruba that think with their head and knew Tinubu is not a good fit but the rest are just bunch of mediocre that don't think B4 they act . Tribalism is what matters and nothing else .. now they have to put up with this failure Tinubu for another 7 years .
I am not Igbo and once supported Osibanjo but had to look else where when these same bigot abused him for not giving this failure a chance .. what a shame ! Yet they call themselves sophisticated.. do they even know what that word means ! Sophisticated my ass.

Islie:


https://thenationonlineng.net/nigerias-food-cheapest-in-west-africa-say-governors/

Mad man .

Breatheon:
God will really punish any Yoruba person crying foul now. Ekiti state started it and you'll Yoruba states joined by giving bloc vote to Tinubu, singing his praises as the messiah of the nation. You wanted this, now you have it. Enjoy it and never complain.

As for us who never believed in him, God is helping us.

what is wrong with you self ! You 4get that so many yorubas voted for LP and PDP? Yes, there were so many yorubas bigot that voted along tribal lines, same with other tribes such as the Igbos and Hausas who also voted for their candidates across tribal and religious line.
So, lumping all yorubas as bigot is not cool.
After Obi was cheated at the last election , two of my yorubas friends that belong to the obidient movement took it hard. One lost her appetite for two days and the other vow never to vote again becos INEC disappointed us.. so stop saying this things .

Jokerman:
Some people asked us why we supported Obi....

See below as copied on X


He said:

1. He will cut the cost of governance.
2. Governance will be demand driven.
3. He will govern with empathy and accountability.
4. He will review subsidy payments before removing it, and that the price will be affordable.
5. He will get our refineries working.
6. He said he will put in 100% efforts to see Nigeria work.
7. He said he will involve more young people in governance.
8. He said he will attract investments by formulating and implementing simple market based policies and bringing our diaspora to come and invest in Nigeria first.
9. He said he will stamp out corruption by 60-75%, by removing the various toll gates in our bureaucracy and monies will go directly to projects.
10. He will dialogue with agitator, and deal ruthlessly with terrorists.
11. He will prioritize education and health.
12. He will propose and implement hourly pay, and also increase minimum wage and infact replace it with living wage.
13. He will rework our security architecture, including improving the welfare of our security personnel.
14. He will reorganize our tax system and support our MSMEs to flourish, improve our employment rates and drastically reduce poverty.
15. He will rejig our agricultural framework, transforming it to feed ourselves well and make it a major source of revenue for Nigeria.
16. He said he will fix our power problems and generate about 20,000 megawatts in about 3 years.
17. He will leverage on the ACfta deal, thereby making Africa the centerpiece of our foreign policy with Nigeria as the trigger point for sustainable continental economic development.
18. He will propose constitutional amendments to restructure Nigeria for better functionality.
19. He will drastically improve our infrastructure, and revive our dead transport system.
20. He will govern by example and be data driven.

With this present INEC chairman ? Just know you will be wasting your time . I won't be voting in 2027 . It's going to be a complete waste of time . I am done with this hopeless country with majority of her citizens that are still suffering from Stockholm syndrome

Rolings:


MUST FALL?
Because Peter Obi did not win election Nigeria Must fall and we will stand by and allow you use your bad luck to affect our nation? No we won't . We will fight back and the country will survive whether you and your Peter Obi like it or not

Can you pls take your head out from your anus & look around you ! Election is over oga, your man won , hallelujah!!.. so. what next!! Are you looking at the gradual collapse of the Nigeria economy or you are just a program robot that is just obsessed with the past election and the frenzy you seems to crave out of it ?
There is hunger In the land , insecurity has increased more than B4, our naira is fast becoming valueless and people can barely feed anymore due to hyper inflation..yet you are still talking about how obi did not win bla bla bla !
Now, your man is now the president, what next ? Does your life start and end only with the idea of an election and the whole drama that comes with it ? Have you ever paid you own rent & fed yourself at all ? Or you are just a child that just love the Euphoria of election that is almost a year now .

Pls wake up boy.. election is over and smell the coffee . The reality is that who ever wins, governs those that voted for and those that voted against . both will suffer or enjoy what ever the winner has to offer .. But as things stands , we are both suffering from the choices made by you guys .. so shut up if you have nothing sensible to say . Don't talk as if Tinubu administration is not affecting everyone .. sey you are enjoying his mandate ..

HardMirror:
you agree that people are going crazy. At the end the blame yorubas or Muslims. So how are we going to work together to bring a change? It is extremely stupid to attack a tribe or religion when we all need to be working together.

So you believe Nigerians can actually work together for a cause,without allowing their mind to be prejudice by bigot ..pls 4get this country . We are too divided by tribe and religion to ever work together.

richiemcgold:
Adebanjo thought he could kill 2 birds with one stone. He carried obi matter for head sotey he come lose everything at the end. Presidency dem no get; afenifere leader e no get.

Ori mi ma je n se asedanu.

You that carried Tinubu on your head due to tribalism and voted for him ,how has Nigeria fared so far ? Make tribalism no kill us for this country

ShangTsung000:
IYOO...

This is to remind our girls that nothing lasts forever.

I mean your beautiful face.

ONYE ANWULU!!!

Yes ! And the men live young till they die abi!

coleon:

I will help him out to explain to you since you clearly want to learn.
Nigeria will not be saving anything close to $10bn even if Dangote does sell his products to marketers in naira.
For every barrel of crude oil Nigeria gives to Dangote to refine a price is being paid in FX i.e whether Nigeria gives it to dangote to refine and pay back in naira the alternive forgone is what could have been earned in FX if exported .
Now if Dangote sells to marketers in NGN and he repays NNPC in NGN it means Nigeria net FX revenue from crude oil sales will reduce as a result of production.
Where Nigeria will gaina little is because one barrel or crude oil is not one barrel of petrol hence we have to maximally turn all the constituents of crude oil to money and other constituents we can export to enable Dangote recover some FX to settle his loans but it's nothing close to your $10bn savings at all.

Thank you for this explanation..This was how Nairaland was B4 it became toxic.

gaby:
Lost for words.

Shame don die since 1902.

You were coerced to travel all the way from Calabar to Abia.

Coerced to "bo pata". Coerced to position and coerced to "judile".

You brain dey pain you.

She's still stupidly advertising her foolishness and at the same time advertising herself for the next "lazy youth" to take advantage of.

Make una dey careful with all these una "dripping boys" wey dey fascinate una abeg oh.

The money that she used from Calabar to Umuahia nko! She said she didn't have money and she had enough to transport all the way from Calabar to Umuahia and even had some change left to deposit for a hotel .. Then the boy still come eat you ,clean mouth and left ..
Well, the boy is heartless while the lady is very naive and gullible. I believe this act should teach women a good lesson

Okirinwankwa76:
Wrong time to fall sick in Nigeria, as cost of medicines skyrockets

cost of medicines
…Patients lament, skip medications, seek alternative treatment
…Experts worry, propose urgent solutions


In Nigeria, falling sick can be challenging in normal times but seeking treatment is currently a double blow as the financial implication has become increasingly unbearable for many Nigerians.


The cost of basic drugs, such as antibiotics, analgesics, anti-diabetics, and key medications for chronic conditions, has doubled, tripled, or even quadrupled in some instances, leaving many patients struggling to access the healthcare they desperately need.

The alarming rise in drug prices, its impact on healthcare access, and the urgent need for solutions have become overriding to ensure that falling sick does not become a financial death sentence.

Hardest hit by the exponential surge in prices of drugs are the poor, notably those on the minimum wage and below, those without steady sources of income, and particularly those without reliable health insurance, like Idowu Akinyemi, a single mother.
When Idowu, who is living with diabetes, went to purchase her insulin, she was shocked to discover the price had gone up for the second time within a fortnight.

“The last time I purchased my insulin, it was around N3,000, but now when I went to check at the pharmacy, it is over N5,000, almost double,” lamented Idowu who noted that with each passing month, the cost of her insulin climbs higher, forcing her to choose between medication and feeding her children.

Dokun Bolarinwa, diagnosed with high blood pressure, said he had been on regular treatment, but noted that the soaring price of his medication was gradually forcing him to default in adherence to the guidelines of his treatment.

“I’m a retired civil servant with no stable income. Over the past few years, I have been managing my condition with family support and goodwill, but these days, things are tough. I’m already skipping certain medications because I cannot afford them, and if care is not taken, I may be forced to abandon treatment altogether.

Ade Ogun who bought a medicated cream for his skin rash was amazed when he discovered the drug had doubled in price a week later.
“I bought a tube of Nixoderm for N500, but when I went back to the the same shop to purchase another one some days later, the price had gone up 100 per cent. It was an unexpected increase,” Ade noted.


Funmi Olaoye, a housewife and mother of an ashtmatic child was also concerned about the high cost of drugs. “My son needs medication for his asthma, but I can barely afford half the dose. It’s a constant struggle,” she lamented.

Among factors contributing to the increase in drug prices are rising production costs, delays in global supply chains and local supply challenges, as well as the declining value of the naira.

400-500% price increase

Findings from a recent survey by SB Morgen showed that over the last four years, the prices of different categories of paracetamol-based analgesics, common cold medicines, such as Actifed, and antibiotics, and antimalarials, rose dramatically.

The report found that between 2022 and 2023, Ampiclox and Amoxil recorded 340 per cent and over 400 per cent increases respectively, while antimalarials such as Lonart DS recorded cost and selling price increases of 110 per cent and 92.3 per cent respectively between 2019 and 2023.


From Vanguard’s investigations, the prices of all routine drugs in Nigeria have gone up astronomically. The most affected categories include genuine antibiotics, analgesics, anti-malarials and a number of prescription and specialized drugs.

A random check of prices in some pharmacies and in the open market in Lagos revealed that prices of all the popular genuine brands of antibiotics, including Ciprofloxaxin, Azithromycin, Amoxil, Ampiclox and Augmentin, have gone up by 50 – 150 per cent since the beginning of the new year.

Experts say accessing affordable insulin is crucial for managing diabetes effectively. However, it was gathered that the rising cost of insulin presents a significant challenge for people living with diabetes.

Insulin prices in Nigeria have been steadily increasing in recent times with ranges, depending on the brand, pharmacy, and location.

Findings show that for insulin, from rapid-acting, intermediate-acting or long-acting, the average depending on the type, ranges between N4,000 and N18,000 per cartridge/vial.


A silent rage of people grappling with undiagnosed or inadequately managed chronic diseases, such as cancer, is also underway as chemotherapy drugs have seen a 300 per cent price increase in recent times, pushing them beyond the reach of most patients.

Access to essential medications as anti-depressants is also restricted as they can cost up to N10,500 per month, leaving many resorting to traditional remedies or simply going untreated.

Data from the Global Cancer Observatory show that over 100,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed annually in Nigeria, yet only five per cent of those affected can afford treatment.

Statistics from the World Health Organisation, WHO, backed by the Nigeria Association of Psychiatrists, reveal that an estimated 20 per cent of Nigerians suffer from mental health issues, but access to treatment is severely limited.

The consequences of the price hike are serious, with many Nigerians skipping doses, rationing medication, or even abandoning treatment altogether due to the prohibitive costs.


Women, children hardest hit

Those bearing the brunt more are the vulnerable groups, including children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with underlying or pre-existing health conditions and those that require regular medication.

Experts say the consequences of this development could be devastating and could lead to undesirable complications, delayed diagnoses, and even preventable deaths.

The lack of insurance coverage is also there. Most health insurance plans in Nigeria do not cover chronic ailments comprehensively. So in most cases, the patient has to pay out of pocket.

Already, worries about affordability of treatment and drugs from delays in treatment or skipping of doses leading to complications, worsening health outcomes, and even becoming common.


Health watchers blame the development on a combination of factors, including depreciation of the naira, global supply chain disruptions, and increased drug production costs.

Beyond the high drug prices, they warn that left unchecked, the crisis could cripple the already overburdened healthcare system and worsen existing health inequalities.

In a conversation, President of the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria, Professor Akin Osibogun, said scarcity of genuine drugs will likely have significant effects.

“These include poor control of disease conditions due to non-availability of essential medications, such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, among others, and this will result in the conditions becoming complicated.

“There will be escalation of costs of making drugs, even more unaffordable by the poor and the underprivileged further widening. There will be increased opportunity for faking of drugs, which may have increased adverse effects on the health of Nigerians and patients may turn to untested alternative treatment modalities.” he remarked.


Increased morbidity, mortality, looming

Also reacting, the Chief Medical Director of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof Adetokunbo Fabamwo, said high cost of drugs was undesirable for the welfare of the average Nigerian.

“Nigerian citizens are already impoverished and cannot even afford to buy food to eat, if they are sick and need to buy drugs; in the near future we will have increased morbidity and mortality. So people will not be able to comply with their drug prescriptions. People will get sicker, and some of them may even die,’’ he said.

Also, people with mental health conditions are not also spared, according to a Consultant Psychiatrist at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Dr Stephen Oluwaniyi.

He said: “As far as management of those who already have mental health conditions is concerned, many of the conditions are what we call chronic disorders, in the sense that they need to continue with maintenance treatment, taking medications in one form or the other., apart from the cost of transporting themselves to the hospital, they have to pay for medication.


“Now, an individual who has been struggling to spend N2,000 per month to obtain medication now requires to pay like N4,000, You know, a time comes that he or she may not be able to get the medication.

‘’Some of these disorders, once your medications are not consistent, symptoms tend to recur, which means the individual may become further incapacitated, may not be able to experience optimal state of mental health.”

He explained that he or she might not be able to continue to work or be productive in one way or the other.

“So, the high cost of drugs is negatively affecting the treatment of people with mental disorders. There’s no doubt about that. And again, I want to appeal to the authorities to make sure something is done quickly about this trend of medication costs skyrocketing. And that also points to the need why health insurance in Nigeria has to be robust.

“Some of these individuals with mental health conditions are not even working. So, for such individuals, there should be a way of providing for them, probably making some of these medications more affordable. If possible, free,’’ he added.


On his own part, the Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Adedamola Dada, said a lot was needed to be done to address the situation.

“There are drugs available in the country. It’s the cost that has increased, in line with most things that are importation-dependent. And as with everything, Nigerians in the drug business are also taking advantage, seeing that there are limited options and little competition.

“The solution is fundamental, we need to start producing our own drugs locally using high-quality APIs to guarantee drug security, and we also need to eliminate or substantially reduce out-of- pocket payments for health care. These are the things the Federal Ministry of Health is doing now – fundamentally tackling the problem, and soon enough, it would yield results,’’ he said.
Speaking further, Dada noted that when patients were unable to afford their drugs,their condition does not get treated.

He said: “A healthy nation is a wealthy nation. Personally, however, I am not one for all this noise about the cost of drugs, it’s not the only thing whose prices have gone up. I think we should rather exert our efforts and energy at finding a long-term and enduring solution to it, and that’s what Ministers Pate and Alausa are doing now.

“We all need to support them, rather than use the problem as an albatross. It’s a surmountable problem and I am totally convinced that the approach they are taking on this will fundamentally change the game but like all programmes, it will take time.”


It’s heart-breaking

But Dr. Aisha Abubakar, a paediatrician lamented: “I see children suffering from preventable illnesses because their parents can’t afford medication. It’s heartbreaking.”

Also worried was Dr. Olufemi Ademola, a pharmacist and pharmacy owner. He said: “We’re caught between our oath to help and the reality that many patients can’t afford basic drugs.”

He revealed that some customers are now buying smaller quantities of drugs as a way of conserving funds and even resorting to buying unregulated street drugs.

Kenechukwu Okoli, another pharmacist is worried about the impact on chronic illnesses, saying “diabetics, hypertensives, even cancer patients say they are forced to choose between medication and other basic needs.”


Seun Adegoke, a healthcare economist, emphasized the need for long-term solutions.

“Investing in local drug production and promoting generic alternatives can bring down costs in the long run,’’ Adegoke said.
On her part, Faith Solomon, a mental health advocate said: “Mental illness is often misunderstood and stigmatised in Nigeria. Even when people seek help, access to affordable medication remains a major barrier. This leaves many trapped in a cycle of suffering.”

Expressing concern for the well-being of Nigerians, health watchers are calling for urgent action to address the issue of high drug prices, even as they urge the government to prioritise healthcare accessibility, intervene in implementing price controls, support local drug production, and strengthen public healthcare infrastructure.

Among solutions proposed include improving access to affordable health insurance, encouraging the use of safe and effective generic drugs to reduce costs, educating communities about the issue and advocating policy changes.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/01/wrong-time-to-fall-sick-in-nigeria-as-cost-of-medicines-skyrockets/

APCEEEE!!! Renewed hope for all.. oya oo!! Our Agbado them, make Una Kon answer Una national item.
The one wey pain me pass na one of my yeye friend , a die-hard APC member that wouldn't let me rest about how Tinubu is the best among other Candidate bla bla blah!! That Tinubu will change Nigeria just as he did Lagos and nothing must stop him from becoming Nigeria presido .
Oya oo! Na so my dem send my friend go yanki make represent us in one leadership training like that in Austria, on a voluntary assignment in which he was expected to return back to give report and replicate what he went there to learn .. omo! Na so Mr die hard APC disappear from the training camp . Till now we nor see him break light .. Now our partners in Europe are demanding an explanation from our poor NGO for his misdeed .
The suppose die hard Tinubu , absconded by becoming an illegal immigrants, throwing all caution to the wind, no caring to know how his actions would affect our org. .
The idiot didn't have the decency to stay back in Nigeria to reap what he has sown.

CharleyBright:
Hmmmm.
This is not Good news for those big butts women that use take-away plates to steal party rice in owambe parties.

But Lagos state govt are not even serious. Instead of seeing opportunity in the threat situation, and create mediums thru which they can create wealth and job opportunities by recycling these take-away plastics wastes, they want to kill the industries that manufacture the products.
Our leaders are bereft of innovative ideas that will spur development.
Mumu govt with mumu decision.

The main problem is how these things are disposed .. Nigerians really do not care about their environment.. Its normal habit of throwing things like this on the street and gutters with reckless abandon. Why cant we dispose garbage properly ! The whole environment is trash because of the way we choose to live . Even if government should provide street waste bin , Lagosians will either steal it or destroy it. We are just to difficult to manage .

Judolisco:
Mr rotimi ameachi no even suppose dey talk walai.... Dis busuru ganged up with d northerners to remove his kingsman Jonathan and gave us buhari in 2013....baba no even talk oh, jst chill dey enjoy your sef

Now all those idiots that were shouting sai Baba! Calling us wailing wailers back then have all gone mute. Thier arrogance back then was something else!
Well, Hunger and hardship knows no tribe nor religion. They foolishly voted Buhari and expected him to perform magic. Then they also went ahead to vote in Tinubu again so that he can continue where Buhari stopped . Now hardship x 2 is what we are all seeing .. we we warned them against voting for these old and incompetent leaders but they felt tribalism can do magic over competence . Well! Here we are back to square one .May God save us till 2027.

NSNO:

What exactly will a revolution solve?
Do you think it is easy to start, sustain or experience a revolution?
Has revolution solved the major problems of any nation?
Is a revolution going to immediately increase food production?

one problem with revolution is that it's easy to start but extremely difficult to end when it goes out of hand , especially when foreign opportunistic countries start benefiting from the crisis. Look at Lybia and some other Arab countries.

Ogene001:
We ain't even started yet. Ntoor. When you carry Chinese "investors" full your land and brag of IGR this is the result

You have a black heart and a soulless idiot . An explosion took place , lives and properties were lost and that is the only response you could muster out of your stinking mouth.
What manner of human being are you ? You are the reason why people are insulting obidient all about .. I don't care the reason behind your bitterness or lack of humanity in the face of an unforeseen disaster that affected people..
I am not from the East nor from the SW ,nor did I vote APC nor PDP in the last election but I know when to remove the mask of politics and put on my human face and heart in times like this .
I want to believe you are a very young man and must be teenager because of your level of reasoning. However,of you happen to be an adult, then i must feel sorry for what you have become for there is no difference btw you and those that kill in cold blood out if hatred in thier heart .
You do not represent the obidient movement and your kind will not turn this movement to a something else.

Return to your IPob pit where you belong ..

Ogene001:
We ain't even started yet. Ntoor. When you carry Chinese "investors" full your land and brag of IGR this is the result

You have a black heart and a soulless idiot . An explosion took place , lives and properties were lost and that is the only response you could muster out of your stinking mouth.
What manner of human being are you ? You are the reason why people are insulting obidient all about .. I don't care the reason behind your bitterness or lack of humanity in the face of an unforeseen disaster that affected people..
I am not from the East nor from the SW ,nor did I vote APC nor PDP in the last election but I know when to remove the mask of politics and put on my human face and heart in times like this .
I want to believe you are a very young man and must be teenager because of your level of reasoning. However,if you happen to be an adult, then i must feel sorry for what you have become for there is no difference btw you and those that kill in cold blood out if hatred in thier heart .
You do not represent the obidient movement and your kind will not turn this movement to a something else.
Return to your IPob pit where you belong ..

Fineman2:
this is bad of you, the senseless killings must stop now, Muslim Americans and other groups are angry with him

Hamas should have thought about that B4 starting a fight that he does not have the muscles to handle.
So many Muslims,including the people of Palestine were happy when this massacre on October 7th and they didn't hide it .
.Imams were excited all over world and praising Hamas for a job well done. Why are they now complaining?
The people allowed Hamas to hide amongst them and use them as human shield so that when they send a rocket to Israel ,Israel in return cannot return the favour because the location of Thier operation is underground beneath a hospital or people homes .