By| Goodluck E.Adubazi, Abuja
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has successfully provided prosthetic limbs and rehabilitation support to 78 beneficiaries who sustained work-related disabilities, marking the completion of the latest phase of its Prosthesis Provision Exercise.
Speaking during the presentation of the final report on the programme in Abuja, the Managing Director of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, described the exercise as a major milestone in the Fund’s commitment to restoring the lives and livelihoods of injured workers.
Represented by the Executive Director (Operations), Mrs. Mojisola Alli Macaulay, Faleye commended the dedication of prosthesis providers, beneficiaries, employers and the monitoring team, noting that their cooperation ensured the successful completion of the intervention.
He said the providers also demonstrated flexibility by addressing special clinical needs, including the provision of a hip disarticulation prosthesis where required.
According to him, the exercise, which commenced in April 2026, was closely monitored by the Fund’s Claims and Compensation Department from inception to completion.
“I am pleased to report that the prosthesis provision exercise has now been successfully concluded. All identified beneficiaries under the approved programme have been assessed, fitted with appropriate prostheses, trained on their use and discharged after satisfactory evaluation,” he said.
Faleye explained that beneficiaries who could not participate due to inability to establish contact, refusal to attend after notification or death were replaced with eligible persons from a supplementary list to ensure the programme’s successful completion.
The Fund disclosed that the beneficiaries received different categories of prostheses, including eight above-knee prostheses, one hip disarticulation prosthesis, 11 below-knee prostheses, 12 below-elbow prostheses, five above-elbow prostheses, one trans-humeral prosthesis and 40 silicone partial hand prostheses. All 78 beneficiaries were successfully fitted and discharged.
Also speaking, the General Manager, Claims and Compensation, Mrs. Nkiru Ede-Ogunnaike, said beneficiaries underwent comprehensive rehabilitation processes, including medical assessment, measurement, fabrication of prostheses, fitting, gait and functional training, evaluation and final discharge.
She noted that the beneficiaries expressed satisfaction with the services rendered, adding that discharge letters, warranty documents and satisfaction forms had been duly completed and filed.
Ede-Ogunnaike said the programme achieved its objectives by significantly improving the mobility, functionality and quality of life of beneficiaries while fulfilling the Fund’s mandate of providing rehabilitation support to employees who sustained work-related injuries.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mr. Solomon Sunday, an employee of Zodoson Industries in Abia State, described the intervention as life-changing.
He said many of the beneficiaries had battled depression and frustration after losing their limbs before NSITF came to their aid.
“We are deeply grateful to the Fund for giving us our lives back. Today, I can look forward to a brighter future because NSITF has not only provided me with a prosthesis but also the opportunity to acquire new skills and earn a living. We thank God for using NSITF to change our stories,” he said.
The successful completion of the exercise underscores NSITF’s continuing efforts to provide rehabilitation, restore dignity and improve the quality of life of Nigerian workers affected by workplace injuries.
