The House of Representatives has passed for first reading a bill seeking to bar public and civil servants, including their immediate families, from using private schools and healthcare facilities in Nigeria.
Titled the Private Institutions and Health Care Service Providers (Prohibition) Bill, 2025, the proposed legislation was sponsored by Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, who represents the Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State.
Speaking at a press briefing shortly after the bill scaled its first reading on the House floor, Ogah described the proposal as a “turning point in the history of our nation,” aimed at restoring confidence in Nigeria’s public institutions.
He explained that the bill is intended to eliminate conflict of interest, enhance public trust, and drive improvements in the quality of public education and healthcare services by compelling public officials to use them.
“This Bill intends to prohibit all public and civil servants, including their immediate family members, from patronizing private schools and healthcare services in order to avoid conflict of interest, maintain public trust, and ensure high, uncompromised standards and integrity of these public institutions,” Ogah stated.
