Kaduna State Governor Nasir El‑Rufai and the state government have instructed the management of all public hospitals to comply with the law that bans cash payments and to accept electronic cash transfers. This directive follows the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service’s earlier prohibition of cash payments under the Kaduna State Tax Codification and Consolidation Law of 2020, which predates the current national currency swap.
“The lack of justification for public hospitals to reject electronic cash transfers is clear,” said Dr. Ziad Abubakar, Executive Chairman of KADIRS, on Saturday in Kaduna. He was responding to complaints that staff at some public hospitals continue to demand cash for services rendered.
Dr. Abubakar noted that the federal government’s currency swap has created significant challenges across the economy, leading to long queues at banks and ATMs as customers wait for new naira notes. Consequently, electronic cash transfers remain the most popular method for business transactions, despite occasional network downtimes that can delay processing.
To further facilitate electronic payments, KADIRS will soon install additional point‑of‑sale terminals in all public hospitals, easing revenue collection and improving patient experience.
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