The Federal Government Thursday said it has commenced the
payment of death benefits to deceased doctors and other health
workers under the Group Life Insurance.
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Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, stated
this after a meeting between the Federal Government’s
representatives and the Nigeria Association of Resident
Doctors.
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Ngige, who described the meeting as ‘very fruitful,’ said that
evidence was tendered by the Office of the Head of Service of the
Federation to show that insurance companies had started paying
up.
The evidence, he added, corroborated what the Head of Service of
the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, told the Federal Executive
Council.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Ministry of
Labour and Employment spokesman, Charles Akpan, titled, ‘We have
commenced payment of death benefits to deceased doctors -FG.’
Ngige said, “Over a billion naira is for payment as death
benefits. Evidence has been tendered about those who have received
the cheques.
And so, we are happy that something has been done in that
direction in health institutions. This is apart from what happens
in other government establishments covered by this life
insurance.”
Regarding the Residency Training Fund which is supposed to be in
2021 budget, the minister said the Budget Office of the Federation
has also provided evidence showing that the N4.3b due to them was
captured under the personnel costs in service wide votes.
He said work is in progress for those who are migrating from the
Government Financial Management Information Systems platform to
Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, adding that
the budget and IPPIS offices were given about 30 days to conclude
all the outstanding issues.
He disclosed that a committee has been constituted to look into
the issue of tertiary institutions that are not adhering to the
abolition of bench fees.
Ngige said, “Bench fees are fees paid by residents to
institutions where they have gone to acquire trainings that are not
available in their original training institutions. They (resident
doctors) have claimed that some training hospitals like Lagos
University Teaching Hospital and University College Ibadan are not
adhering to that agreement and a special committee has been set up
under the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Health to look into
it.
“The Chairman of Committee of CMD’s, Prof. Jaf Momoh who is the
CMD of National Hospital Abuja will assist him. We hope that matter
will be sorted out in two weeks.”
The Federal Government Thursday said it has commenced the
payment of death benefits to deceased doctors and other health
workers under the Group Life Insurance.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, stated
this after a meeting between the Federal Government’s
representatives and the Nigeria Association of Resident
Doctors.
Ngige, who described the meeting as ‘very fruitful,’ said that
evidence was tendered by the Office of the Head of Service of the
Federation to show that insurance companies had started paying
up.
The evidence, he added, corroborated what the Head of Service of
the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, told the Federal Executive
Council.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Ministry of
Labour and Employment spokesman, Charles Akpan, titled, ‘We have
commenced payment of death benefits to deceased doctors -FG.’
Ngige said, “Over a billion naira is for payment as death
benefits. Evidence has been tendered about those who have received
the cheques.
And so, we are happy that something has been done in that
direction in health institutions. This is apart from what happens
in other government establishments covered by this life
insurance.”
Regarding the Residency Training Fund which is supposed to be in
2021 budget, the minister said the Budget Office of the Federation
has also provided evidence showing that the N4.3b due to them was
captured under the personnel costs in service wide votes.
He said work is in progress for those who are migrating from the
Government Financial Management Information Systems platform to
Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, adding that
the budget and IPPIS offices were given about 30 days to conclude
all the outstanding issues.
He disclosed that a committee has been constituted to look into
the issue of tertiary institutions that are not adhering to the
abolition of bench fees.
Ngige said, “Bench fees are fees paid by residents to
institutions where they have gone to acquire trainings that are not
available in their original training institutions. They (resident
doctors) have claimed that some training hospitals like Lagos
University Teaching Hospital and University College Ibadan are not
adhering to that agreement and a special committee has been set up
under the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Health to look into
it.
“The Chairman of Committee of CMD’s, Prof. Jaf Momoh who is the
CMD of National Hospital Abuja will assist him. We hope that matter
will be sorted out in two weeks.”