*83 Million Poor Nigerians to Enjoy Coverage.

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the recently passed National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, repealing thereby, the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

President Buhari said at the signing of the new law that a Fund will be set up “to ensure coverage of 83 million poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay premiums as recommended by the Lancet Nigeria Commission.”

He then went on to elaborate on how the Fund will be sourced: “For the large number of vulnerable individuals who are not able to pay health insurance premiums, a Vulnerable Group Fund will be set up to include a component of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund due to the Authority, Health Insurance Levy, Special Intervention Fund, and any investment proceeds, donations and gifts to the Authority.”

The President announced that the Authority will collaborate with state government Health Insurance Schemes to accredit primary and secondary health facilities and enroll Nigerians into the scheme in order to ensure the delivery of quality health care.

The new Act also enables the Authority and state governments to develop information management systems and digital records for better data collection, monitoring and quality assurance.

President Buhari tasked the Health Reform Committee to work with state governments, the Federal Ministry of Health and the National Health Insurance Authority to ensure the implementation of the articles in the new Act.

Garba Shehu

Senior Special Assistant to the President

(Media & Publicity)

May 19, 2022

The Nigerian government are good at settings up good policies but implementation is always the issue.
Good Mr President.
I hope the governors key in and implement this for the benefit of the Nigerian people.

Nice
Bt why are some people already wailling on this thread. Do waillers ever get tired of wailling

NEVER AGUE WITH SWINES(WAILLERS)

Chai

Hope Aso Villa will have more than Paracetamol now?

Boubou giving us back to back.

Fascinating...

No source sha

Great

[b]The Nigerian government are good at settings up good policies [/b]but implementation is always the issue.
Good Mr President.
I hope the governors key in and implement this for the benefit of the Nigerian
I don tire 4 dis kwantri

No be to sign things up and down, things are not working in Nigeria at the moment. There is hunger in the land Gen. Buhari.

Lol. Very funny!

Make this one just do day comot

Cool, I hope this isn't some cooked up stories

Good one... what US can only dream of because of racists Republicans

Interesting

Buhari has started signing and approving a lot of schemes because he is about to leave office, he will end up leaving a lot of burden for his successor to carry.

This so called Act is likely going to be riddled with fraud.

We don't necessarily have to keep giving people free things...let's work on policies that can empower people to pay for insurance.

Why are we celebrating 83 million poor people? This is M**NESS❗

Let's rather focus on how to empower the so called poor NIGERIANS so that they can afford health insurance.

Our government is always good in setting up good policies but no implementation.
Audio policy

Abeg Mr president do commot for that post na now una dey show face

Thunder go fire buhari

Where are all the bills you have passed? Passing a bill without implementation should be a crime! Buhari has been known to raise people’s hopes then shatter it in pieces!

All we want is for you to sign jungle justice/death penalty for any of ur people dat misbehave like that of dei-dei . Thanks

This geriatric man, loves to sign and sign some more.......


All that he previously signed, index on execution.......


He would still travel to the UK, for health tourism.......

Add what will now happen?

Law wey no go work, that one na law ??

Buhari is seeing what I'm not seeing