{"id":122869,"date":"2025-10-09T17:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=122869"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T16:05:32","slug":"reps-seeks-health-insurance-compliance-in-private-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/reps-seeks-health-insurance-compliance-in-private-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Reps Seeks Health Insurance Compliance in Private Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1845519952690905580\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1845519952690905580-header\" class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Tracy Moses<\/div>\n<div id=\"m#msg-f:1845519952690905580-content\" class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The House of Representatives Thursday called for strict enforcement of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act, 2022, mandating all private companies with more than five employees to provide health insurance coverage for their staff.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Felix Uche Nwaeke, who raised concern over the growing non-compliance of private sector employers with the provisions of the Act, which was designed to ensure universal access to quality healthcare services for Nigerian workers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recall that in September 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government to immediately enrol their employees in the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) scheme, a move widely commended as a renewed commitment to the welfare of public servants and the actualisation of universal health coverage in Nigeria.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presenting the motion during Thursday\u2019s plenary, Hon. Nwaeke noted that the NHIA Act makes health insurance compulsory for all employees in both public and private sectors, with employers required to contribute 10 percent and employees 5 percent of their basic salary, amounting to a total of 15 percent toward health insurance coverage.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He explained that the NHIA is empowered to accredit and regulate Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs), ensuring compliance with operational standards that guarantee effective service delivery and equitable access to healthcare benefits.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The lawmaker expressed concern that despite these provisions, many private companies have failed to enrol their staff in any health insurance scheme, thereby denying them access to medical care and financial protection during health emergencies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It is worrisome that most private companies have totally refused to enrol their employees or make the required contributions to the scheme. This negligence leaves workers to their fate in times of illness, defeating the purpose of the Act,\u201d Nwaeke stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The House, therefore, resolved to urge the National Health Insurance Authority to begin immediate collation of data on defaulting private companies and sanction any organisation found to be violating the provisions of the Act.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It also mandated the Committee on Healthcare Services to ensure compliance and report back within four weeks for further legislative action<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Moses The House of Representatives Thursday called for strict enforcement of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act, 2022, mandating all private companies with more than five employees&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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