The National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Health Insurance Scheme on the inclusion of corps members in the NHIS programme.
During the signing of the MoU at the NHIS headquarters in Jabi area of Abuja, the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the signing of the MoU was in line with the directive of the President Muhammadu Buhari that all corps members must be enrolled in the NHIS programme.
He said, “This shows the concern for the welfare of the corps members by the Federal Government and we are thanking the President for his uncommon love for the scheme.”
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Ibrahim said the partnership with NHIS was going to cushion the health needs of the corps members in their different states of service.
The Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, said every Nigerian should be included in the healthcare delivery of the Federal Government.
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