Stakeholders revealed that the federal government’s counterpart funding to support the scheme has not been stable.
Some deposit money banks fraudulently withheld the sum since 2015 and refused to remit into the Treasury Single Account for NHIS.
The NMA wants both the federal and state governments to speed up implementation of the mandatory health insurance uptake for citizens.
Some experts and enrollees have called for a framework that would guarantee full implementation of the newly signed National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) law.
NHIS Executive Secretary Mohammed-Nasir Sambo said he was delighted to launch the scheme in his hometown.
Mr. Sambo added that N8.7 million was also shared to state governments.
