Corpers to get health insurance cover

The Federal Government has directed the National Youth Service Corps to enrol corps members in the National Health Insurance Scheme.

The Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, stated this on Monday, adding that the directive came from President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said the NYSC had intensified liaison with security agencies to ensure the security of corps members serving in different parts of the country.

Ibrahim stated this during an interview with bureau chiefs, media executives, and correspondents in Abuja.

According to him, with the annual mobilisation of over 300,000 corps members, the NYSC no doubt, “remains the most critical platform for mentoring Nigerian youths as drivers of national unity and development.”

He also said, “I wish to use this opportunity to again express our gratitude to the security agencies and other stakeholders for their support.

“Furthermore, the scheme has concluded arrangement with the NHIS for the enrolment of corps members into the NHIS in line with a presidential directive. We have also expended huge resources on critical health needs of corps members, including footing of medical bills.”