Victor EzejaPresident Bola Tinubu has appointed former lawmaker, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, as Chairman of the National Health Authority Insurance Authority (NHIA).
Oloriegbe, who represented Kwara Central in the 9th Senate, has been appointed for an initial term of four years.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAccording to a statement by the Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointment took effect on 11 March 2025.
Oloriegbe holds a Master’s degree in Coaching and Consultation from the University of Oxford, UK, and HEC, Paris, and a Bachelor’s of Medicine and Surgery from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State.
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He is a member of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), Nigeria Veneral Disease Association, Guild of Medical Directors of Nigeria, International Aids Society (IAS), and the Africa Health Leadership and Management Network.
Oloriegbe served as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health from 2019 to 2023 and the Chairman of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Health.
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