The
Federal Government has approved the enrollment of all members of the National
Youth Service Corps in the National Health Insurance Scheme.
The
Director-General of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Sule Kazaure, announced this at the
NYSC Orientation Camp in Ede, Osun State on Thursday during his visit to
inspect the corps members and facilities at the camp.
He
said this would afford corps members to visit hospitals for treatment anytime
they were sick during their service year and to prevent avoidable deaths.
Kazaure
said, “The Federal Government has approved that corps members should be
enrolled for the NHIS. I received the call last night and it is a good thing.”
The
DG had earlier inspected a laboratory built by a corps member, Kayode Agarawu,
who is serving with Eyiowu-Awi Pharmaceuticals Limited. The owner of the
pharmaceuticals company, Alhaji Atanda Babatunde, sponsored the project.
Kazaure
also inspected the closed-circuit television cameras installed to monitor
movements in and out of the camp in order to beef up security and ensure the
safety of the corps members.
The
Osun State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr. Emmanuel Attah, also lauded the corps
member and his employer for contributing their quotas to the development of
humanity and the camp.
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