Federal Government Moves To Enroll NYSC Members Into Health Insurance Scheme

Following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has concluded arrangement to enroll corps members in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

This move was disclosed, Monday, by the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim during a briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

He gave assurance of increased resources to cater for the critical health needs of corp members.

His words: “Furthermore, we have concluded arrangements with the NHIS for the enrollment of corps members into the national insurance scheme in line with a presidential directive.

“We have also expanded huge resources on critical health needs of corps members, including footing of medical bills,” the NYSC DG said.

Recall that during the EndSARS protests, the Federal government had directed the leadership of NYSC led by Brigadier-General Ibrahim to open camps for prospective candidates for the service of fatherland under NYSC. This led to the earlier mobilisation of 66,000 eligible graduates to participate in the 2020 Batch B service year.

While the prospective corps members and NYSC officials are also mandated to undergo the COVID-19 test before admission into the orientation camps set to reopen on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, it is also commendable that they will be enrolled into Into National Insurance scheme.

– Source: Channels TV