Tinubu appoints Ibrahim Oloriegbe as Chairman of NHIA

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe as Chairman of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).

This was contained in a statement on Sunday issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

Dr Oloriegbe represented the Kwara Central Senatorial District at the 9th Senate of the National Assembly. Oloriegbe served as the Chairman of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Health and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health from 2019 to 2023.

The statement states that Oloriegbe’s appointment took effect on March 11, 2025 and will be for an initial term of four years.

Dr Oloriegbe He holds a Master’s in Coaching and Consultation from the University of Oxford, UK, and HEC, Paris, and a Bachelor’s of Medicine and Surgery from 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 Veneral Disease Association, Guild of Medical Directors of Nigeria, International Aids Society (IAS), and the Africa Health Leadership and Management Network.