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 The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is to digitalise its services before the end of this year, the Executive Secretary of the organisation, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, announced in Abuja on Sunday. Sambo told the News Agency of…

- The Federal Government disbursed N518 million to Sokoto State Government in 2020 as National Healthcare Intervention Fund aimed at enhancing the lives of vulnerable persons in the society, Dr Nasir Sambo, the Executive…

The Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors of Nigeria (GMLD) has called on National Health Insurance Scheme to review its operations to allow for the inclusion of private laboratory operators in the system. SEE ALSO: Kanye West Visits…

The National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, has released funds for payment of three months capitation and fee-for-service for for all enrollees of the scheme. SEE ALSO: COVID-19: Enugu govt confirms 2 positive cases Executive Secretary of…

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is developing a ”Health Insurance Under One Roof”, to reduce bottlenecks in service delivery. SEE ALSO: Borno: Governor Uses N515 Million To Take Political Thugs Off The Street Health Insurance…

President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf. This is coming about seven months after Yusuf , who was being accused of fraud and abuse of office, was…

The suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf, has continued to receive salaries and allowances, despite his indictment over highhandedness and abuse of office. Herald Nigeria had reported…

The committee set up by the Federal Government to investigate the crisis in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has presented its report, recommending the immediate dismissal of the Executive Secretary of the agency, Prof Usman…

Civil society organisations and human right activists has condemned the delay by the Federal Government to act on the investigative report on the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Usman Yusuf. They…

The Civil Society for HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CISHAN), A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has called for the inclusion of treatment and care of persons living HIV/AIDS in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Coordinator of the…

The Senate on Wednesday directed its committees to wade into the crises rocking the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). Nigerian Students Union Issue 7 Days Ultimatum…

Counsel to the embattled Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Alliance Law Firm, Lawyers have denied reports that its client Prof Usman Yusuf sued President Buhari over his suspension as being described in the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has stepped into the crisis at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and directed the embattled National Secretary, Professor Usman Yusuf to proceed on Administrative leave effective from November 5. The…

The saga regarding the suspension of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf has taken a new dimension as the embattled boss has sued the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, the…

In an apparent bid to stop the coming Labour Strike on November 6 over the new minimum wage being demanded for by Organised Labour, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo met with several state governors and ministers to fashion out a way to solve…

Breaking news from the headquarters of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) indicate that policemen numbering about 50 broke open the gates to the headquarters of the NHIS, escorting the suspended Executive Secretary, Professor Usman…

The governing board of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has suspended the Executive Secretary of the Scheme barely 8 months after being reinstated by President Buhari. Prof. Usman Yusuf, was suspended indefinitely by the…

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has called for the immediate suspension of Prof. Usman Yusuf, the Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), by the Federal Government over allegations of gross…

NHIS audit uncovers how funds were stolen through curious investments THERE is the N720 billion “invested” by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 12 years? Nobody seems to have an answer. Not even NHIS boss  Prof. Usman…

The National Health insurance Scheme Headquarters (NHIS) in Abuja Has been stormed by around 50 policemen following workers’ protest over the reinstatement of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf. Prof. Usman Yusuf the recently…

The Federal Government said on Monday that it would support the fight against HIV and AIDS programmes through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2018. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this at the opening of a…

Malam Attahiru Ibrahim, Acting Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), says that 98 percent of the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIS) had been covered under the scheme. Ibrahim made the…

Malam Attahiru Ibrahim, the Acting Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has called on State Governments to adapt NHIS mechanisms in pursuit of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Ibrahim made call at the NHIS forum…