National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)
Our Team

MANAGEMENT

AGADA-AMADE YAKUBU

Director Standard & Quality Assurance

AGADA-AMADE YAKUBU

Director Standard & Quality Assurance

BALAMI JAMES BALANG

Director, Procurement

BALAMI JAMES BALANG

Director, Procurement

BELLO KAYODE ELIAS

Director, Contribution Management

BELLO KAYODE ELIAS

Director, Contribution Management

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Social Health Insurance? Social Health Insurance is a social security system that guarantees the provision of a benefit package of healthcare services paid for from funds created by pooling the contribution of participants.

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PILLAR 1: ORGANISATIONAL CAPACITY AND CULTURE

Goal:

To Promote Organisational and Service Excellence Using Best Management Practices.

  Strategic Objectives and Key Performance Indicators and Targets for Organisational Capacity and Culture

 

  • 1. Achieving Organisational Excellence: Implementing public service regulations, best management practices, and code of conduct across zones and states.

  • 2. Alignment with National Priorities: Ensuring 100% alignment of administrative and operational roles with national priorities.

  • 3. Decentralization of Decision Making: Empowering zones and states with decision-making authority in operations.

  • 4. Resource Availability: Ensuring availability of human and material resources for effective management and service delivery.

  • 5. Workforce Competency: Equipping the workforce with skills and competencies for organizational and service excellence.


  Implementation and Action Plan

 
  • 1. Institute Effective Stewardship and Management: Developing guidelines, organizing workshops, and strengthening capacity for strategic and operational planning.

  • 2. Incentives and Reward System: Recognizing outstanding performance through productivity achievement awards.

  • 3. Promote Effective Internal Communication: Circularizing official information, digitalizing communication processes, and holding regular meetings.

  • 4. Alignment with National Priorities: Developing and implementing alignment plans and conducting sensitization workshops.

  • 5. Decentralization of Decision Making: Developing frameworks and conducting capacity building in leadership, management, and governance.

  • 6. Resource Availability: Conducting HR needs/gap analysis, recruitment exercises, and infrastructure needs assessments.

  • 7. Workforce Competency: Conducting training needs assessments, developing capacity/training plans, and implementing knowledge management programs.


How do I contribute as an enrollee?

10% of your basic salary will be paid by your employer while you will contribute 5% monthly, that is, 3.25% for employer and 1.75% for employee in a consolidated salary monthly.

What happens to my medical allowances after joining NHIA?

Payment of 10% of basic salary or 3.25% by the employer as NHIA contribution substitutes the medical allowance.

Can my child above 18years of age benefit from my contribution?

No, however, students in tertiary institutions can be covered under the Tertiary Institutions Social Health Programme (TISHIP). They also have opportunities to register under the Group Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme (GIFSHIP).

Is there any special arrangement for contributors having more than one wife and four children?

Any member of the family after the prescribed six can be registered as an extra dependent.

How many dependents are covered by my contributions?

Contributor, spouse and four biological children under the age of 18.

As a Nigerian citizen or legal resident, you are entitled to the following rights:

 

  1. The right to easy access to quality healthcare without hindrance
  2. The right to be treated at the facility with respect and dignity
  3. The right to choose a provider
  4. The right to change your provider after six months of initial access
  5. The right to be issued with a means of identification

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Private Plan

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 CLICK HERE  to view a list of State Social Health Insurance Agencies  total lives.