The House of Representatives has urged President Bola Tinubu to allocate savings from fuel subsidy removal to enrol Nigerians in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
This resolution was a sequel to a motion moved by Bashiru Dawodu, a lawmaker from Lagos State, who noted the health insurance scheme under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is yet to cover vulnerable Nigerians as only 5 million have been enrolled under the scheme.
He stated that N50 billion could enroll 5 million Nigerians into the scheme, hence, the government should allocate savings from the subsidy removal, which would help in registering vulnerable Nigerians into the scheme.
The motion was taken without debate and ordered the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to ensure implementation and monitoring.
