President Buhari Directs Mandatory Health Insurance For Corps Members

Buhari has directed the NYSC to ensure the enrolment of corps members in the National Health Insurance Scheme.

President Buhari Directs Mandatory Health Insurance For Corps Members
President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has given a fresh directive to the National Youths Service Corps to enrol corps members into the National Health Insurance Scheme.

The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, made this known during a meeting with Bureau Chiefs, Media Executives and Correspondents in Abuja on Monday, according to PUNCH.

According to him, with the annual mobilisation of over 300,000 corps members, the NYSC no doubt, “remains the most critical platform for mentoring Nigerian youths as drivers of national unity and development.”

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He assured that the NYSC remains committed in mentoring Nigerian youths in order to promote national unity and development.

Ibrahim stated: “I would like to express our gratitude to the security agencies and other stakeholders for their continuous support to this scheme.

''Also, it is important to state that we have concluded arrangement with the NHIS for the enrollment of corps members into the NHIS in line with a presidential directive.

“However, we have also mapped out huge resources on critical health needs of corps members, including footing of medical bills.''