FG Expands Health Insurance to Include Military Personnel and Retirees.

The Federal Government has promised that members of the Nigerian Armed Forces (NHIA) will be fully integrated into the National Health Insurance Authority, guaranteeing access to comprehensive healthcare for service members, their families, and eligible retirees.

The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle, disclosed this in Abuja during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Ministry of Defense Health Implementation Programme.

Matawalle said that the initiative would strengthen the resilience of Nigeria’s defense health system while ensuring that soldiers and their dependents enjoy the same health safeguards as other citizens under the NHIA.