TG Omori bemoans the expense of kidney treatment, saying, “Minimum wage person dead already.”
A minimum-wage worker would find it difficult to pay for even one dialysis session, according to Nigerian music video director TG Omori, who has opened up about the expense of his renal failure treatment.
In a recent interview that was broadcast on the Afropolitan podcast on September 23, 2026, Omori revealed the information about his struggle with kidney failure and the cost of his care while he awaited a transplant.
He claimed that while he paid between N150,000 and N200,000 at a private clinic, a dialysis session at some institutions costs between N50,000 and N70,000.
He claims that patients might need three treatments each week, which would result in a weekly cost of N500,000 to N600,000.
He calculated that, excluding further testing, medicine, and other problems, the expense of maintaining dialysis for approximately a year while awaiting a transplant may reach N31 million.
According to Omori, a person making N1 million a month could similarly be overwhelmed by the financial strain.
“Therefore, it cannot serve you if your monthly salary is even one million naira,” he stated.
He continued by saying that the event altered his perspective on the significance of having money and financial support amid a life-threatening disease.
Omori stated, “Money can buy some time even though it can’t buy happiness.”