Nigeria: FG Pays N9bn for Health Workers' Life Insurance

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government has paid N9 billion as premium for Group Life Insurance to all health workers.

Speaking in Abuja yesterday at a joint briefing with the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige and the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, he said this was in addition to the N4,642,485,146.00 released as Special Hazard Allowance for 55,031 health workers in 35 COVID-19 designated hospitals and medical centres.

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