Tinubu Names Ex-Kwara Central Senator Oloriegbe As Chair Of NHIA

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former lawmaker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe as the Chairman of National Health Authority Insurance Authority (NHIA).

The appointment was conveyed through a statement on Sunday by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stating that the appointment is for an initial term of four years.

The appointment is effective from March 11, 2025.

Dr Oloriegbe represented Kwara Central Senatorial District at the 9th Senate of the National Assembly.

He holds a Master’s degree in Coaching and Consultation from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and HEC, Paris, and a Bachelor’s of Medicine and Surgery from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), 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 was also the Chairman of the Joint National Assembly Committee on Health.