Newly reinstated Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, Mr Yusuf Usman, on Thursday resumed work as workers under the scheme staged a protest at the premises of the headquarters of the agency in Abuja. The workers under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria and Joint Health Sector Union during the protodemanded that Yusuf’s reinstatement be reversed while investigations on allegations levelled against him continue. According to the workers, the reinstatement of Yusuf would impede his investigation by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The protest began shortly after Yusuf resumed at the headquarters of the…

Minister of Health, Mr Isaac Adewole, and Acting Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Mr Attahiru Ibrahim, have been summoned to the Presidential Villa. Mr Ayo Osinlu, Head, Media and Public Relations of NHIS, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. “We are awaiting the outcome of the meeting,” he said. The meeting on the NHIS controversy held after FEC meeting. The meeting between the officials and President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to centre on the controversial reinstatement of the suspended Executive Secretary of the NHIS, Mr Usman Yusuf. The invitation came a day after Mr Buhari…

House of Representatives on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, over his “lack of capacity” to address security challenges in the country, particularly killings by herdsmen in Benue State and the insecurity in Kano State. “We call on Mr. President to replace IGP with a more professional officer,” the resolution of the House read. The resolution was passed after lawmakers debated two motions: one on the killings by herdsmen in Benue State, and the second on the “need to curb thuggery development in political activities in Kano and Nigeria in general.” The motion…

Senate yesterday stepped down a report by its joint Committee on Police Affairs; and National Security and Intelligence for not having the input of Governor Samuel Ortom on the security situation in Benue State. The senators, who spoke on the report presented by Chairman of the panel, Mr Abu Ibrahim, described it as one-sided. They said the report had only the submissions made by Inspector-General of Police, who made allegations against Ortom and Benue State Government. The Senate had mandated the committee to summon the IG to explain efforts being made by the police to stop the killings by herdsmen…