The Federal Government has moved to enforce compulsory health insurance coverage for workers in Nigeria’s growing app-based transport, food delivery and logistics sectors, directing platform operators to ensure their workers are enrolled in health insurance schemes.
In a directive dated May 15, 2026, obtained by our correspondent on Thursday, the National Health Insurance Authority said the move was in line with the September 2025 presidential directive on the mandatory implementation of health insurance for all Nigerians and legal residents.
The directive, addressed to “All App-Based Transport and Logistics in Nigeria,” stated that the action was backed by the National Health Insurance Authority Act 2022, which makes health insurance compulsory.
According to the NHIA, all location-based transport, food delivery and logistics platforms must ensure that independent contractors and self-employed persons operating on their platforms have access to health insurance coverage.
“The NHIA, in line with the mandate of the NHIA Act, hereby issues a notification to all location-based platforms within the food delivery, app-based transport and logistics sectors to ensure all independent contractors and self-employed persons working on platforms have access to health insurance coverage,” the notice read.
