Ogun commences free health insurance registration for retirees

The Ogun State Government has commenced a free health insurance scheme for all retirees across the state, a programme aimed at promoting their wellness and well-being.

Permanent Secretary, Bureau of State Pensions, Mrs Arinola Adetayo, made this known in Abeokuta, saying that the state government had introduced the scheme to ensure that retirees enjoy peace, sound health, and immense bliss during their post-retirement years.

She noted that the Ogun State Government, through the State Health Insurance Agency, had commenced the Pensioners’ Health Insurance Registration exercise for senior citizens at all Treasury Cash Offices (TCOs) across the state from Monday, June 29, 2026, to Friday, July 3, 2026.

She disclosed that the designated centres for the exercise include the NUP State Secretariat Event Centre, Abeokuta; Cathedral Church Hall, Ona Ola, Ayetoro; Treasury Cash Office, Ibiade; Treasury Cash Office, Ijebu Ode; Treasury Cash Office, Ijebu Igbo; Pensioners’ Hall, AUD Compound, Ota; and the NUP Secretariat, Balufon Road, Sagamu.

Mrs. Adetayo encouraged all retirees to take advantage of the opportunity to register in order to enjoy free health insurance coverage without paying any premium, thereby improving the standard of living of senior citizens in the state.

Also speaking, the Executive Secretary of the Ogun State Health Insurance Agency, Dr. Afolabi Dosunmu, shed more light on the purpose of the registration exercise, saying it was for documentation and record purposes for both state and local government pensioners.

Reacting, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ogun State chapter, Waheed Oloyede, commended the state government for taking a direct step towards improving the welfare of senior citizens by introducing free health insurance, which he said would eliminate health-related expenses.