Tag: NHIS
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Again, EFCC recovers N900m for NHIS
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
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TNG Deal Breakers: NHIS to NHIA: Transiting from unknown quantity to yet unknown quantity
On both sides of the city streets stretching in long rows of well-lit structures, on a night drive with my host, were these neon-illumined signs of pharmacies. Pharmacies everywhere! It was the country’s capital city centre and I thought, this could be an indication that people here are always getting ill. Then it dawned on me…
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Alleged $2.2m fraud: Ex-NHIS boss explains source of wealth to court
Oluwafemi Thomas, Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), on Thursday opened defence before a Federal High Court Lagos, in a $2.2 million money laundering case. Thomas is standing trial alongside a bureau de change operator Kabiru Sidi, on a four-count charge bordering on $2.2 million money laundering. The defendants are being prosecuted by…
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Reps to NHIS: You must give account of unutilised N3m in 2020 budgetary allocation
Reps to NHIS: You must give account of unutilised N3m in 2020 budgetary allocation
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EFCC has recovered N5.4bn from trapped N12bn for NHIS, says ES
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered N5.4billion for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Prof. Muhammad Sambo, the Executive Secretary, NHIS, disclosed this when he led the management of the agency on a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja. “In total, the EFCC has been able to recover about N5.4billion…
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Reps tackle NHIS boss over N152m spent on face masks, diesel, others
Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Finance have faulted the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for spending over N152 million on the purchase of face masks, hand sanitisers, and protective wears during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. The scheme also spent at least N2.48 million monthly on diesel to power its head office…
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BREAKING: Buhari orders enrollment of NYSC members into health insurance scheme
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) be enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, made this known in a media briefing on Monday. The NYSC DG said arrangements had already been concluded with the NHIS for the…
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(Updated) NHIS: We’ve disbursed over N15.2bn out of N28bn-Health Minister
…N30bn stashed in CBN can’t be accessed by healthcare delivery operators-Reps C’ttee …only three states have received funds … you can’t run NHIS like a business venture-DG By Emman Ovuakporie The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Wednesday said that out of N28billion received to fund the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS only N15.2billion have…
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JUST IN: New NHIS boss assumes office
The new Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, has resumed work on Monday. The handing is expected to take place any moment from now. Sambo takes over from the suspended substantive Executive Secretary, Prof. Yusuf Usman. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari two weeks ago for a five…
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Buhari finally sacks NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has finally sacked the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf. This is coming seven months after being recommended for dismissal. Mrs. Boade Akinola, Director of Media, Federal Ministry of Health, , in a statement on Monday said Buhari has appointed Prof. Mohammed Sambo, as the new…