Lagos sets December 31 deadline for residents to obtain health insurance

The Lagos State Government has acceptable December 31, 2026, arsenic the deadline for residents to get wellness insurance, informing that enforcement of the compulsory sum argumentation volition statesman connected January 1, 2027.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the deadline connected Tuesday portion launching the enforcement of mandatory wellness security nether Executive Order EO/BOS/01 of 2024.

According to a connection issued by the Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor connected Media and Publicity, Sanwo-Olu besides introduced the Lagos Private Health Plans to supply security sum for salaried employees and firm organisations.

The caller plans are expected to complement the existing Ilera Eko scheme, which caters to susceptible residents and radical moving successful the informal sector.

“Governor Sanwo-Olu gave each nonmigratory until 31 December 2026 to get security cover, with enforcement commencing connected 1 January 2027,” the connection said.

Speaking astatine an lawsuit successful Victoria Island attended by authorities officials, healthcare professionals and stakeholders from the nationalist and backstage sectors, the politician said the argumentation was designed to guarantee that each Lagos residents could entree prime aesculapian services wit...