President Tinubu Appoints Dr Ibrahim Y. Oloriegbe As Chairman Of NHIA
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe as the Chairman of the National Health Authority Insurance Authority (NHIA).
A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said that the appointment of the former Senator in the 9th Senate of the National Assembly, representing Kwara Central, which took effect on March 11, 2025, will be for an initial term of four years.
Dr Oloriegbe 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.
Oloriegbe served as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health from 2019 to 2023 and the Chairman of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Health.
