August 21, (THEWILL) – FirstBank of Nigeria has called on Benue state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to key into the Insurance Family Shield Policy so as to leap it benefits.
The Desk Officer of the Bank, Mr Chidi Anosike, who made the call when he paid an advocacy visit on the chairman of the Council, Comrade Vincent Nyinongu at NUJ House Makurdi, explained that the Family Shield policy is an annual renewable plan that provides cover for death and permanent disability of members.
According to him, the policy will require each member who key into the policy to pay N10,000 annually so that his family will be paid the premium upon his death.
He pointed out that given the hazardous work journalists do on daily basis, it was only important for them to seek insurance cover and appealed to the chairman to educate members on the need to embrace the scheme.
Responding, Comrade Nyinongu commended First Bank for finding NUJ worthy of partnership, promising to put forward the proposal before the State Working Committee (SWC), for deliberation and consideration.
Comrade Nyinongu who lauded the initiative, however, urged First Bank to review the policy to enable subscribers benefit their savings while alive rather than waiting till after death for their relatives to be settled.
Meanwhile, Comrade Nyinongu commended the State Information Chapel of the union for their orderliness and support during the union’s trying moment.
The chairman who made the commendation while addressing the monthly Congress of the chapel held at the State Secretariat of the Ministry of Information Makurdi, urged them not to waver until stability was achieved.
He congratulated those that emerged at the by-election held during the congress meeting, promising that the State Council under his leadership was working with government to improve on it Internally Generated Revenue for the benefit of members.
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