Tag: National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
Junior doctors in England go on strike over pay dispute
The junior doctors in England had seen their pay cut in real terms by more than a quarter over the…
EFCC recovers N900m withheld in banks since 2015 for NHIS
EFCC said it had also on February 10, 20220 released the sum of N1.5billion similarly recovered from some the banks…
EFCC recovers trapped N5.4bn for NHIS
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N5.4 billion for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS.
Reps query NHIS spendings
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has queried the spending of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on diesel,…
Nigeria to establish Catastrophic Fund
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to establish a National Catastrophic Fund to address terminal ailments such as cancer,…
NHIS unveils handbook on drugs, services
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has unveiled a handbook detailing all the drugs and services it provides, to make…
NHIS to extend health insurance to corps members
The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, announced on Sunday that the company has…
NYSC members to enjoy FG’s health insurance
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to ensure the enrolment of all corps members in…
NHIS has disbursed fund to 17 states – Sambo
The Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, says the scheme has provided support to 17 state…
Why NHIS enrollment must be mandatory – NMA
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called for mandatory enrolment of formal and informal sectors into the National Health Insurance…
Reps direct NHIS to pay debts to healthcare providers
The House of Representatives has urged the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to direct all Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) to…
First lady of Kebbi wants NHIS to cover cancer
The first lady of Kebbi, Dr Zainab Skinkafi-Bagudu has called on the newly appointed Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance…
Why new NHIS boss Sambo wants staff sacked
Newly appointed Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, on Monday, expressed sadness that myriads…
Buhari appoints Mohammed Sambo as new NHIS boss
As a replacement of the sacked Usman Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Sambo as…
One out of 57 HMOs has met conditions for accreditation – NHIS
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Governing Council, on Thursday said only one out of 57 Health Management Organisation’s (HMOs)…
Healthcare Services: Plateau Govt expresses readiness to join NHIS
The Plateau Government has expressed its readiness to join the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) towards improving healthcare services to…
Expert wants NHIS to cover kidney treatment
Dr Michael Adelaja, a Nephrologist with Garki Hospital, Abuja, has called on the Federal Government to include kidney treatment in the National Health Insurance Scheme…
NHIS scribe: KOWA Party calls for restraint
The National Secretary, KOWA Party, Mr Mark Adebayo, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to delay the reinstatement of Prof.…
Integrate HIV/AIDS treatment into health insurance scheme – IHVN
The Institute of Human Virology in Nigeria (IHVN) on Thursday called for the integration of the treatment of the HIV/AIDS…
Federal Government to fight HIV and AIDS through NHIS
The Federal Government said on Monday that it would support the fight against HIV and AIDS programmes through the National…
98% of formal sector workers on NHIS, Acting ES
The Acting Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Malam Attahiru Ibrahim says that 98 percent of the Formal Sector…
NHIS tells states to adapt health insurance scheme
Malam Attahiru Ibrahim, the Acting Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has called on State Governments to adapt…
Group calls for expansion of NHIS
The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) on Sunday called on Federal Government to seek ways to expand the coverage of…
Attahiru Ibrahim, NHIS boss assumes duty
Mallam Attahiru Ibrahim, the new Acting Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has urged the management of…
NHIS delists 17 HMOs in Enugu
About 17 Health Management Organisations (HMOs) under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) have been delisted, Mrs Ahunna Ochor, the…