Abuja — The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has successfully concluded another phase of its prosthesis provision programme, providing artificial limbs and rehabilitation support to 78 employees who sustained permanent disabilities from workplace accidents.
The intervention, carried out under the Fund’s Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), is aimed at restoring the mobility and earning capacity of workers injured in the course of their employment while reinforcing the social insurance system’s commitment to workplace rehabilitation.
Speaking during the presentation of the programme’s final implementation report in Abuja, NSITF Managing Director Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye said the exercise was completed successfully following months of assessments, fittings and rehabilitation for beneficiaries across different categories of limb loss.
Represented by the Executive Director (Operations), Mojisola Alli Macaulay, Faleye commended the collaboration between prosthetic service providers, employers, beneficiaries and the Fund’s monitoring team, describing their collective efforts as critical to the programme’s success.
According to him, the Claims and Compensation Department monitored the exercise from its commencement in April 2026 through to completion, ensuring that beneficiaries received appropriate prosthetic devices, training on their use and post-fitting evaluations before discharge.
He disclosed that where initially identified beneficiaries could not participate due to death, inability to establish contact or refusal to report for assessment, they were replaced with eligible individuals from a supplementary list to ensure full utilisation of the approved programme.
The programme covered a broad range of prosthetic needs, including above-knee, below-knee, above-elbow and below-elbow prostheses, as well as trans-humeral, hip disarticulation and silicone partial hand prostheses. In total, all 78 beneficiaries successfully completed treatment and rehabilitation and were formally discharged.
Providing a breakdown of the intervention, the Fund said 40 beneficiaries received silicone partial hand prostheses, while others were fitted with lower and upper limb prosthetic devices based on their clinical assessments.
General Manager, Claims and Compensation, Nkiru Ede-Ogunnaike, said beneficiaries underwent comprehensive rehabilitation that included medical assessments, measurements, fabrication of prosthetic devices, fitting, gait and functional training, evaluation and final discharge.
She added that beneficiaries expressed satisfaction with the quality of services provided and received discharge documentation alongside warranty information for their prosthetic devices.
According to Ede-Ogunnaike, the successful completion of the programme reflects the Fund’s statutory responsibility to provide rehabilitation services for employees who suffer occupational injuries resulting in permanent disability.
“The programme has significantly improved the mobility, functionality and quality of life of beneficiaries while supporting their reintegration into productive economic activities,” she said.
For many beneficiaries, the intervention represents more than medical rehabilitation. Speaking on behalf of participants, Solomon Sunday, an employee of Zodoson Industries in Abia State, said the prosthetic support had restored hope after workplace injuries left many of them facing uncertainty about their future.
He noted that the devices had enabled beneficiaries to regain independence, acquire new vocational skills and rebuild their lives after devastating accidents.
The completion of the prosthesis exercise highlights the expanding role of the Employees’ Compensation Scheme beyond financial compensation, with greater emphasis on long-term rehabilitation and return-to-work support. Insurance and occupational safety stakeholders say such interventions demonstrate the importance of social insurance programmes in reducing the economic and social impact of workplace injuries on employees, employers and their families.
