The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has directed immediate enrolment of all personnel and their families in the National Health Insurance
He gave the directive on Thursday during an on-the-spot assessment of Nigerian Army units namely, 231 Battalion and 331 Artillery Regiment in Abogo Largema Military Cantonment, Biu in Borno state.
General Lagbaja responding to issues raised by the Commanders, “directed that all personnel and their families in the cantonment be enrolled in the National Health Insurance Scheme under the Cantonment Medical Reception Station to enable them access free medical care, adding that capitation depends on the number of enrollees.
He assured the troops that challenges of inadequate and dilapidated accommodation, as well as decaying infrastructure are receiving earnest attention across formations and units of the Nigerian Army.
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