{
  "id": 11451375,
  "title": "How pensioners can apply for PTAD’s health insurance scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/how-pensioners-can-apply-for-ptads-health-insurance-scheme",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T13:56:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/how-pensioneers-can-apply-for-ptads-health-benefit-programme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has opened registration for its health benefit programme for eligible Federal Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) pensioners. This PTAD Health Insurance Scheme (PHIS) can be accessed through the online portal. To register, pensioners need to log in using their PTAD pension number and surname, take a live selfie, and provide personal details such as their address, emergency contact, next-of-kin information, preferred hospital and, if available, their National Identification Number. After submission, approved applicants will receive an SMS and email notification with instructions on accessing their National Health Insurance Authority card. The scheme covers healthcare through NHIA-approved hospitals and facilities nationwide, but it is not transferable to spouses, dependants, or caregivers. Assistance is available at PTAD state offices for those needing help with the enrolment process.",
  "summary": "The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate has opened registration for its health benefit programme for eligible Federal Defined Benefits Scheme pensioners. The registration is being conducted through the PTAD Health Insurance Scheme online portal, where pensioners can complete their enrolment and access the healthcare benefit. In a post on its X handle on Friday, PTAD posted, Read More:…",
  "key_points": [
    "PTAD opens registration for PTAD Health Insurance Scheme (PHIS)",
    "Pensioners must log in with PTAD pension number and surname",
    "Approved applicants receive SMS and email with card access instructions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "How pensioners can apply for PTAD’s health insurance scheme",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/how-pensioners-can-apply-for-ptads-health-insurance-scheme-11453686",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:08:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}