Reps move to stop Nigerian women selling their eggs for N100,000

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By Iheanyi Chukwudi

The House of Representatives has moved to stop the worrisome trend whereby Nigerian women now found a new business of selling their eggs.

It has therefore mandated its Committee on Healthcare Services to launch probe into the activities of fertility clinics in Nigeria over abuses.

The Green Chamber's resolution followed the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Babajimi Benson, All Progressives Congress (APC) member representing Ikorodu, Lagos State.

Hon. Benson had disclosed that some desperate Nigerians sell their eggs for as low as N100,000 to fertility clinics.

The Lawmaker noted that some of the clinics are taking advantage of Nigerians because of the poor regulation of the sector.

According to him, “These women undergo the surgical egg retrieval, relinquishing control over the eggs obtained. They are typically remunerated between N100,000 to N150,000 per retrieval, with as many as five to six eggs potentially extracted per month.”

The House gave the Committee four weeks to investigate and present a report.