Not too long ago, the tripartite stakeholders of the Nigeria Social Insurance coverage Belief Fund (NSITF) converged on Abuja as a part of the broad imaginative and prescient of the brand new administration for a constant huge engagement with the Fund’s important stakeholders aimed to align with the altering calls for on the earth of labor. The occasion, whose theme was “Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement in NSITF” pulled collectively a whole lot of captains of industries who’re enrollees of the Workers’ Compensation Scheme within the Abuja area, the LEADERSHIP of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Affiliation(NECA), leaders of the nation’s two labour centres- Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) and Commerce Union Congress (TUC), authorities representatives in addition to direct beneficiaries of the ECS and dependents of deceased enrollees. The occasion put collectively by the SERVICOM Division of the NSITF additionally had the Nationwide Coordinator of the Service Compact with All Nigerians (SERVICOM), Mrs. Nnenna Akajemeli, in attendance.
Recall that the articulated roadmap of the brand new management of the Fund termed “Strategic Priorities 2024-2027”, which is premised on 5 key pillars, has stakeholder engagement, strengthening governance and oversight by means of in depth monitoring and analysis because the primary. In his keynote handle on the occasion, subsequently, the Managing Director of the NSITF, Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye, expressed the dedication of his administration to continued collaboration with the Fund’s stakeholders as a technique to foster constructive engagements and harmonious relationship between the Fund and its stakeholders.
Highlighting the significance and advantages of the ECS to employers and workers, he famous the necessity for office security and tradition. Borrowing from the theme of this yr’s Buyer Service Week, Faleyefurther reiterated the readiness of his management to take the Fund “above and past” within the supply of its mandate, pledging to do extra to make sure seamless entry to the providers of the Fund. He additionally pledgedcommitment to transparency, drawing consideration to the continued assessment of the Fund’s Service Constitution and inside processes to make it simpler for enrollees to entry advantages. He summed up his handle with an assurance that the casual sector can be given a measure of canopy for an all-inclusive provision within the assessment of ECA 2010.
Talking to reporters by the side-line of the discussion board, the Managing Director mentioned, “What we would like is a course of that self-regulates, the place the workers are additionally a verify on the employer, asking the mandatory questions on contributions to the NSITF by way of compliance.
It is because on the finish of the day, the workers will reap the advantages of the scheme, and that requires the workers’ vigilance in making certain compliance by their employers. Enrollment into the scheme is the proper of each worker by legislation.” He additional said that one of many causes for the fund’s advocacy campaigns was to make sure that employers don’t undercut the Fund by understating the salaries paid to workers, including that the identical method workers take their pension severely must also be the way they take contributions to the NSITF severely.
Additionally talking on the occasion, the Nationwide Coordinator of SERVICOM, Nnenna Akajemeli, said that model enhancement, constructing of belief, and danger administration kind the pillars of stakeholder engagement. She advocated for sustaining robust relationships with the stakeholders by means of tailor-made communication, common updates, and two-way suggestions to resolve battle.
Additionally contributing, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, emphasised the necessity for efficient service supply to alleviate the struggling of the Nigerian residents, whereas the President of the Commerce Union Congress (TUC) Comrade Osifo, represented by the President of ASSBIFI, Comrade Oluwole Olusoji, urged the NSITF to broaden its providers to achieve extra staff. The Director Common of Nigeria Employer Consultative Affiliation NECA, Good Oyerinde, underscored the necessity to enlarge the protection of ECA 2010 to incorporate advantages to outdated folks, urging the Fund to enhance its public sensitization and consciousness of its mandate.
Taking questions from members on the Discussion board, the Govt Director of Operations, Hon. Mojisolaoluwa Alli-Macaulay, expressed the necessity for steady dialogue as a technique to strengthen stakeholder engagement. There have been additionally shows from the heads of the service departments of the fund, together with Musa Lateef (Compliance) and Barr. Nkiru Ogunaike(Claims and Compensation), Onyewuchi, Chika( Casual Sector) and Okeke Ijeoma (Well being, Security & Surroundings) – all echoing the necessity for the growth of the protection of the worker’s compensation to carry social advantages and carry the numerous the workers and employers.
The occasion’s peak featured stay testimonies from the ECS beneficiaries within the Abuja area of the Fund, and awards have been introduced to fifty (50) Employers/Organizations for his or her steadfast contributions to theECS. The Govt Director of Finance, Adegoke Adedeji, the Govt Director of Administration, Prof. G.O.C Okenwa, and different employees members of the NSITF have been additionally in attendance.
– Godson is the GM, Company Communications at NSITF
