Usman Yusuf is a Nigerian professor of haematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation and an alumnus of Ahmadu Bello University and has practiced medicine across three continents – Africa, Europe and North America – after his MBBS in 1982. [1]

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has condemned the arrest and detention of Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), describing it as a ...

4 days ago · The document partly reads, “That you, Prof. Usman Yusuf sometime between 2016 and July 2017 whilst being the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Abuja within ...

1 day ago · Prof. Usman Yusuf, a former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, was arrested for allegedly inflating the scheme’s ICT budget from N4.975 billion to N8.7 billion ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday stormed the Abuja home of a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, and arrested...

Jan 29, 2025 · The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Professor Usman Yusuf, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The arrest was over allegations of financial mismanagement, contract fraud, and abuse of office.

6 days ago · The two groups called Yusuf’s arrest a politically motivated attempt to suppress dissent and silence opposition voices. Professor Yusuf, a renowned Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant ...

3 days ago · Usman was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on embezzlement, conferring undue advantage, and fraud to the tune of N90,439,178.00. Count one reads: “That you, Prof Ismab Yusuf sometime ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Prof. Usman Yusuf arrested by EFCC for alleged N4 billion fraud, including inflating ICT budget and awarding contracts to family members; The arrest follows a 2018 petition detailing fraudulent practices during Yusuf’s tenure as Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme

Jan 29, 2025 · The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, for alleged contract fraud.