The Federal Government has commenced the deduction of the contributory National Health Insurance funds after the policy was signed into law.
Recall that former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the National Health Insurance Authority Bill, 2021, into law, and in 2022, the federal government mandated all employers and employees in the public, private and informal sectors to obtain health insurance
According to a circular tittled ‘Implementation of Statutory Deduction for the National Health Insurance Scheme’, the implementation commenced in October 2025 leading to deductions from salaries of civil servants.
The circular followed widespread complaints by federal workers on social media over unexplained salary cuts ranging from N1,000 to N2,000.
“The Federal Government wishes to inform all federal public servants that the implementation of statutory deduction for the National Health Insurance Authority has commenced with effect from October 2025,” the circular stated.
“Accordingly, a mandatory NHIA contribution has been deducted from every federal government employee’s monthly salary beginning from the month of October. This adjustment accounts for the observed reduction in the October 2025 salary across MDAs.”
The NHIA is a social health insurance programme aimed at providing financial risk protection and access to quality healthcare for Nigerians.
