Tinubu appoints Oloriegbe as NHIA chairman
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ibrahim Oloriegbe as chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), effective March 11.
The appointment of the former Kwara central senator would be for an initial term of four years, Bayo Onanuga, the president’s spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday.
Mr Oloriegbe represented Kwara central senatorial district at the ninth senate of the National Assembly.
He holds a Master’s in Coaching and Consultation from the University of Oxford, UK, and HEC, Paris, and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State.
He is a member of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), Nigeria Venereal Disease Association, Guild of Medical Directors of Nigeria, International Aids Society (IAS), and the Africa Health Leadership and Management Network.
Mr 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.
(NAN)
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