National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)

NYSC urges corps members to register for NHIS

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members to take full advantage of their enrolment in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), by registering in their service locations. The NYSC Director-General, Maj.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, told the corps members…

Reps want NHIS to cover TB treatment

The House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to include Tuberculosis (TB) in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) package. The call was sequel to unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) at the plenary…

NHIS plans health insurance for lawyers

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) says it is planning to extend health insurance to lawyers across the country to reduce out-of-pocket expenditure for the legal practitioners. Prof. Mohammed Sambo, the Executive Secretary of NHIS, made this known in a…