Tag: Health Insurance

17Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

EFCC Recovers 1.4 Billion Naira Meant for The NHIS

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, reveals that a sum of N1.4 Billion which was meant for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has been recovered. The commission made a statement on its official Twitter page which said the sum was included in the funds that some commercial banks wrongly refused to remit to the Treasury Single Account since 2015. See Also: Osun Elections: EFCC Deploy Operatives To Checkmate Vote Buying EFCC also reveals something similar occurred on the 10th of February 2022 and a further N1.5 billion was recovered. The statement says the funds had been rightly disbursed to the NHIS on the 5th of August 2022. Source: Daily Post

Senate Passes Bill on Compulsory Health Insurance for Every Nigerian

27Nov

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Legislature, News, Nigeria

Senate Passes Bill on Compulsory Health Insurance for Every Nigerian

Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health has disclosed that the Senate has passed a bill that makes health insurance compulsory for every Nigerian. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the inauguration of Group Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP). He said, “We have passed it in the Senate. Two Committees on health from Senate and the House of Representatives worked on the bill, so the bill is before the House of Representatives just for concurrence. “Also, the National Assembly has passed the National Health Insurance Authority Act. It will not be National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) again, it will be National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) . A scheme in NHI(S) means only one scheme. That is what has been happening. “The N...