By Matthew Denis and Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 3, 2025, arraigned a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance scheme, NHIS, Professor Usman Yusuf before Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu…
Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi A Northern youth group, Tafiyar Matasan Arewa has urged the President, Bola Tinubu to prioritise alleviating the hardship befalling Nigerians instead of descending on dissenting voices. The Group described the arrest and detention of Prof Usman Yusuf,…
The Senate has urged its Committees on Health to lobby for expansion of comprehensive coverage on treatment of chronic disease patients in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). It also urged the committee to work toward ensuring that financial constraints…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has urged individuals, families and private organisations to enrol in the scheme to access quality and affordable healthcare services The Coordinator in Plateau, Mrs Aileen Blama, made the call in an interview with journalists on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered an additional sum of nine hundred million Naira for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The spokesman for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday.…
By Saka Laaro, Ilorin The senatorial candidate for the Social Democratic (SDP), Kwara South, Prof Wale Sulaiman has recommended huge investment on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for effective and efficient healthcare system in the country. Prof Sulaiman said…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday in Abuja advised on its members to embrace the nation’s health insurance scheme, saying its benefits are enormous. The NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, gave the advice when he led other members on…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has embarked on the sensitisation of Health Maintainance Organisations (HMOs) and Health Care Facilities (HCFs) in Kwara South Senatorial District on new Act of the authority. The NIHA was formerly known as National Health…
The Federal Government has mandated all employers and employees in public, private, and informal sectors to have access to health insurance, Newsmen reports. This development came when the Federal Government noted that only states with established health insurance schemes and…
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has commenced enrollment of 1,300 beneficiaries in Zaria, Kaduna State, under the Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP) to improve access to quality healthcare. The scheme’s Executive Secretary, Prof. Mohammed-Nasir Sambo,…
