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FG doubles health payout, adds new code to speed up patient referrals

Awwal Owolabi 25 October 2025 0

The federal government has doubled the health insurance capitation fee for enrollees from N750 to N1,450 per person. Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, said in a statement on Saturday that the move is aimed at strengthening service quality and access to affordable

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Tinubu directs mandatory health insurance implementation across MDAs

Awwal Owolabi 4 September 2025 0

President Tinubu has directed the immediate enforcement of mandatory health insurance across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made the press release on his X platform on Wednesday evening. He mentioned that the President instructed the SGF to circulate a directive compelling MDAs to

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NUJ president urges Journalists to enrol in health insurance scheme

Samuel Luka 27 August 2025 0

Alhassan Yahaya, national president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has urged journalists across the country to take advantage of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for affordable and reliable access to healthcare. Yahaya made the call in Bauchi on Tuesday during a condolence visit to the state council of the union over the […]

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20 million Nigerians to be under health insurance cover in 10 years –NHIS

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2021 0

Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja At least 20 million Nigerians have-been-targeted annually to be brought under health insurance nationwide over the course of ten years, the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS has said. The NHIS Executive Secretary Prof Mohammed Sambo who made this disclosure at the ceremony to mark the flag-off of enrollment of beneficiaries in Jigawa […]

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NHIS unveils ‘health insurance under one roof’ initiative

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

Karu (Nasarawa) – The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is developing a ”Health Insurance Under One Roof”, to reduce bottlenecks in service delivery. Health Insurance under one Roof is an initiative aimed at ensuring that health insurance operates under one system with proper coordination and unified data. Sambo said made this known during a three-day […]

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Institute calls for inclusion of TB treatment in health insurance

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2020 0

The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has called on states to include tuberculosis treatment in state health insurance schemes to end the disease in the country. Chief Executive Officer, IHVN, Dr. Patrick Dakum, made the call in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. Police arrest man for attempting to kill wife Dakum said that […]

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Axa Mansard reveals proposed partnerships to boost health insurance

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2017 0

AXA Mansard Insurance Plc recently revealed of ongoing partnership discussion with global financial institutions on development of infrastructures to boost health insurance in Nigeria. Such institutions which include, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), private sector and development finance arm of the World Bank Group, and some other companies, it has been

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Health Insurance Eases Cost of Quality Healthcare – Dr. Balla Swamy

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

Dr Balla Swamy, Managing Director of Prestige Assurance Plc, in this exclusive interview with KAYODE ADELOWOKAN, expresses concern for the high cost of health treatment in Nigeria, which can be cushioned by health insurance policies. He maintains that ignorance among the people has been an age long problem as well as rate cutting, which is […]

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NHIS to Assist States Develop Own Health Insurance

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2015 0

As part of the efforts of the present administration to achieve universal coverage of health insurance, the driver of the project, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has offered to assist states to develop and implement their own health insurance programmes. The Executive Secretary of the scheme, Femi Thomas, who disclosed this at a meeting with […]