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NAICOM Boss, PenCom DG, Others for 6th BusinessToday Confab

The Commissioner for Insurance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Sunday Thomas and Director-General of National Pension Commission (PenCom), Mrs. Aisha Dahir-Umar, will be among dignitaries to attend the 6th BusinessToday annual Conference.

The annual event which is scheduled to hold at Radisson Blu Hotel, Isaac John, Ikeja, on Tuesday, 5th April, 2022, will also feature two former Presidents of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Chairman Prestige Insurance Brokers Limited, Dr. Prince Soyewo and Chairman Boff Insurance Brokers Limited, Mr. Babajide Agbeja.

While Chairman, NAICOM, Chief Emmanuel Jideofor Nwosu and Group Managing Director, African Alliance Insurance Plc, Mrs. Joyce Ojemudia, are Special Guests of Honour for the event.

A statement by the Editor-In-Chief/Chief Executive Officer, BusinessToday, Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, said experts drawn from insurance and pension sectors would be on hand to speak on the theme: “Prioritizing Excellent Customer Services in Insurance and Pension Businesses.”

To make the event live up to expectations, the Chairman, Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) and Group Managing Director of Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Ganiyu Musa, will chair the event while the Chief Consultant of B. Adedipe Associates Limited, Dr. Biodun Adedipe is expected to be the Keynote Speaker.

Similarly, President of Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), Wale Odutola; Managing Director/ CEO, Access Pension Fund Custodian Limited, Mrs. Idu Okwuosa- Okeahialami; former Director General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), Mrs. Folashade Onanuga; among others, have confirmed their attendance at the conference.

Other groups expected at the programme are National Union of Pensioners (NUP); NURTW Ikeja branch; Keke Drivers Association, Ikeja branch; Trade Union Congress; Nigerian Labour Congress; Drivers under the Indriver App; Students of insurance; Nigerian Port Authority; Association of Senior Staff of Banks Insurance and other Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) etc.

The Annual Conference comes up annually to deliberate on and proffer solutions to issues that affect the insurance and pension markets in Nigeria.

 

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