NSITF Undergoing Remodelling – MD

Managing-director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Maureen Allagoa yesterday said that the agency is being re-modelled to deliver the expectations of its mandate in line with president Bola Tinubu administration‘s 8-point agenda.

Allagoa, who spoke at the maiden edition of the fund’s Central Management Performance Review (CMPR), meeting in Abuja, added that the meeting was part of the roadmap for the strategic restructuring of the NSITF as she urged the management and staff to key in into development.

Commending the staff of the agency for the unprecedented 98 per cent projected target achieved in 2023,  Allagoa expressed confidence that the record will be surpassed  in 2024 while she charged all staff to do more .

Allagoa also announced new operational policies and strategic action plans for 2024, which include, the adoption of the ECS compliance certificates as part of bidding requirements for contracts in the states of the federation, harmonisation of the ECS central database in all branches and regions to forestall double registration and the aggressive registration of new employers and segmentation of all coverage areas to ensure effective enforcement.

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Others are intensification of occupational safety and health awareness to reduce workplace accidents and ensuring that all staff participate in at least one training a year.

She added that the management has approved the creation of four new branches in Lagos region and Bonny Service Delivery Centre, pending the approval of the board/minister.

She also said that the management has decided to re-align some branches from one region to another on the basis of proximity and ease of operation, pending the same approval.

She further re-stated the commitment of the executive management to staff welfare, saying that the management is in conversation with Pro Health, the health insurance provider, to kick-start a review of the health insurance scheme for the staff.