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REPORT OF THE SYSTEM REVIEW ON THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORITY First Published in March 2026 By Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) And Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)

Center for Social Justice — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:05:40 +0000

REPORT OF THE SYSTEM REVIEW ON THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORITY First Published in March 2026 By Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) And Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).

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CLAUSE BY CLAUSE ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES REVITALISATION BILL 2024

Center for Social Justice — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:06:14 +0000

CLAUSE BY CLAUSE ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES REVITALISATION BILL 2024 CLAUSE BY CLAUSE ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURE EXTENSION SERVICES REVITALISATION BILL 2024 (1559 downloads )

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OADS COMMUNIQUE PLATEAU

Center for Social Justice — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:48:48 +0000

The Capacity Building Workshop on Online Assets Declaration System (OADS) was convened by Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) in collaboration with the Code of Conduct Bureau, and supported by IDEA/European Union under the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme at FOX HOTEL, Jos, Plateau State on April 14th and 15th 2025.

OADS COMMUNIQUE PLATEAU (817 downloads )

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RIGHT TO HEALTH MANUAL

Center for Social Justice — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:20:27 +0000

The right to health is an empowering right that greatly facilitates the realisation and enjoyment of other human rights and fundamental freedoms. It is a part of the most fundamental of the fundamental human rights which is the right to life as it supports the fulcrum upon which other rights rotate. Nigeria is bound by national and international standards on the right to health and these include, at the international level, the standard setting Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(ICESCR), Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the regional African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR). Others include the Alma-Ata Declaration on Primary Health Care clarified in the Declaration of Asanta.6 The states and local governments, being parts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are bound by these standards. At the national level, there is the constitutional obligation under the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy on adequate medical and health facilities for all persons;7 National Health Act of 2014, National Primary Health Care Development Agency Act,8 National Health Insurance Scheme Act,9 National Health Policy of 2016 and the National Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDP) 2018-2022.

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RIGHT TO HEALTH MANUAL (678 downloads )

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PROPOSALS FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT

Center for Social Justice — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:06:09 +0000

The National Health Act (NHA) was made to provide a legal framework for the regulation, development and management of the National Health System and to set standards for rendering health services in the Federation and for related matters. The National Health System established under the Act has as part of its objectives the protection, promotion and fulfilment of the right of Nigerians to have access to health care services as it seeks to provide for persons living in Nigeria, the best possible health services within the limits of available resources. The National Health System sets out the rights and obligations of health care providers, health workers, health establishments and users. It promotes a spirit of cooperation and shared responsibility among all providers of health services in the Federation. These provisions of the Act are in tandem with Nigeria’s treaty obligations (especially, under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) to take steps, to the maximum of available resources, with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of the right to health. The NHA has a number of other provisions which potentially will improve the realization of the right to health of Nigerians. These include the mandate of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) under S.2 (2) to prepare strategic medium-term health and human resource plans annually for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under the Act. The FMoH is to ensure that the national health plan forms the basis for budget preparation and other government planning exercise as may be required by law. The FMoH is to ensure the continuous monitoring, evaluation and analysis of health status and performance of the functions of all aspects of the National Health System; promote adherence to norms and standards for the training of human resources for health; conduct and facilitate health systems research in the planning, evaluation and management of health services; collaborate with the states and local governments to ensure that appropriate mechanisms are set up for the implementation of the National Health Policy; determine the minimum data required to monitor the status and use of resources; etc.

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PROPOSALS FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT (678 downloads )

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A Draft Bill for the Establishment of a Health Development Bank

Center for Social Justice — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:52:22 +0000

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has introduced a draft bill known as the Health Development Bank of Nigeria Establishment Bill 2023 that will be forwarded to the National Assembly for consideration. The bill aims to create the Health Development Bank of Nigeria, a visionary institution poised to address the persistent challenges facing the nation’s healthcare sector.
The proposed bill underscores the urgent need for a comprehensive strategy to bolster health institutions, enhance infrastructure, and advance healthcare services throughout Nigeria. At its core, the bill outlines the establishment and functioning of the Health Development Bank, presenting a detailed framework for its objectives, sources of funding, functions, and operational structure.
It is a Bill for an Act to establish the Health Development Bank of Nigeria to provide medium- and long-term sustainable credit facilities to health institutions in Nigeria, to facilitate and promote the establishment, improvement and upgrade of health infrastructure and services and for other related matters

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A Bill for the Establishment of a HEALTH DEVELOPMENT BANK of Nigeria (478 downloads )

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The Case for a Health Development Bank of Nigeria

Center for Social Justice — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:27:37 +0000

This advocacy memorandum makes a case for the establishment of a Health Development Bank of Nigeria. This is premised on the poor funding of the health sector across the tiers of government; the low absorptive capacity of the Federal Ministry of Health; the equipment, infrastructure and technology needs of the sector and the need to tie investments to results. Others are responding to health tourism; repositioning the pharmaceutical, medical devices and equipment industry; facilitating private sector service delivery; the need to develop critical human resources for health competencies; enhancing sustainability and credibility of health financing; and improving health sector contribution to job creation, taxes and GDP. The Health Bank will provide equity capital and funds by way of single digit interest loans to Nigerian public and private health institutions, establishments and organizations for short, medium and long-term investments in the health sector at such rates and upon such terms as may be determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with best practices in development banking policy.

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Why Nigerian Needs a Health Development Bank (429 downloads )

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IMPROVING THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

Center for Social Justice — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:49:27 +0000

Health insurance is an insurance contract taken to cover the cost of medical care. The contract can be annual, monthly or over other fixed and certain periods of time. It typically caters for health care expenditure such as medical, surgical, prescription drugs, dental and other expenses incurred by the insured.’ Health insurance can be comprehensive or apply to a limited range of medical services. It may provide for full or partial payment of the costs of specific services. This is usually dependent on the quantum of the premium. Health insurance can reimburse the insured for expenses incurred from illness or injury treatments accessed or pay the health care provider directly.’ It ensures that individuals and families have access to health care services without any financial difficulty as opposed to out-of-pocket expenditure.

The major difference between health insurance and out-of-pocket health expenditure is that the latter insists that patients pay upfront to access health care services whilst health insurance provides the insured or enrollees access to health care services which payments would be settled from the pool of contributions (premiums) paid by all the insured in the health plan. The salient elements that are basic to all the health insurance varieties include: advance remittance of premiums into the pool, gathering funds together, and being eligible to enjoy the benefits for payment of premiums made, or for being employed in situations where employment entitles a person to enjoy the benefits of health insurance.

It is imperative to distinguish between health insurance and a publicly funded healthcare system that provides coverage for every citizen or resident under a free healthcare program. However, healthcare services are available to indigent and poor persons under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) established by S.11 of the National Health Act (NHA). The service is not based on any premiums paid by the beneficiary but it is funded through the statutory 1 percent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Government.

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IMPROVING THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (770 downloads )

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IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIVERS STATE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

Center for Social Justice — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:34:49 +0000

It is imperative to distinguish between health insurance and a publicly funded healthcare system that provides coverage for every citizen or resident under a free healthcare program. However, healthcare services are available to indigent and poor persons under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) established by $.11 of the National Health Act (NHA). The service is not based on any premiums paid by the beneficiary but it is funded through the statutory 1 percent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Government. This is also the status of the Equity Funds under the Equity Health Plan used to cater to vulnerable groups created by S.2 (1) (a) of the RSCHPPL.

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IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIVERS STATE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (685 downloads )

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IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BAUCHI STATE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

Center for Social Justice — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:21:49 +0000

Health insurance is an insurance contract taken to cover the cost of medical services. The contract can be annual, monthly, or over other fixed and certain periods of time. It typically covers health care expenditures such as medical, surgical, prescription drugs, dental and other expenses incurred by the insured. Health insurance can be comprehensive or apply to a limited range of medical services. It may provide for full or partial payment of the costs of specific services. This is usually dependent on the quantum of the premium. Health insurance can reimburse the insured for expenses incurred from illness or injury treatments accessed or pay the health care provider directly. It ensures that individuals and families have access to health care services without any financial difficulty as opposed to out-of-pocket expenditure. The major difference between health insurance and out-of-pocket health expenditure is that the latter insists that patients pay upfront to access health care services whilst health insurance provides the insured or enrollees access to health care services which payments would be settled from the pool of contributions (premiums) paid by all the insured in the health plan. The salient elements that are basic to all the health insurance varieties include: advance remittance of premiums into a pool, gathering funds together, and being eligible to enjoy the benefits for payment of premiums made, or for being employed in situations where employment entitles a person to enjoy the benefits of health insurance. “It is imperative to distinguish between health insurance and a publicly funded healthcare system that provides coverage for every citizen or resident under a free healthcare program.
However, the state can make healthcare services available to indigent and poor persons under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) by virtue of S.11 of the National Health Act (NHA). This is not based on any premiums paid by the beneficiary (but paid by the state); and this is funded through the statutory 1 percent of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federal Government.’ This is also the status of the Bauchi State Equity Health Plan used to cater for indigent and vulnerable persons created by S.5 (1) (a) of the BSHCMAL.

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IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BAUCHI STATE HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME (524 downloads )

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