Ebola: Nigeria offers recipe for success to ECOWAS

Nigeria at the extraordinary meeting of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) heads of state and government sold its recipe for the successful curbing of the spread of the Ebola epidemic.

This is even as President Goodluck Jonathan stated that the Nigerian government is making all efforts to ensure that Nigeria remains permanently Ebola free.

Speaking at the summit, President Jonathan, who was represented by Vice President Namadi Sambo, said Nigeria was not only looking out for herself but assisting other affected nations in the sub-region to fight the dreaded epidemic.

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Investor funds stuck as door slams on HMOs

Investor funds running into billions of naira are stuck as the doors have been slammed on 55 Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) which were unable to meet the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) requirements for recapitalisation and re-accreditation.

HMOs are private or public incorporated companies registered by the NHIS to manage the provision of health care services through health care facilities accredited by the scheme. NHIS is the regulator of HMOs in the country.

The NHIS had instructed the 77 HMOs in the country to raise their minimum capital requirements to N400 million by August 31. On Wednesday, September 2, the NHIS said only 15 HMOs were able to meet the deadline.

What this means is that