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A First-of-Its-Kind Healthcare Intervention Inside Nigeria’s Correctional System The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has flagged off the first-ever formal health insurance and comprehensive medical outreach programme for inmates across correctional centres in the FCT, bringing over 1,500 incarcerated persons into the Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme. The initiative, launched at the …

By Esther Ososanya The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has vowed to sanction Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) under the FCT Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS) that fail to remit payments to healthcare providers. This follows persistent complaints from hospitals despite the government’s clearance of billions in arrears. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications …

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