The Presidential Task Force says its has received a life insurance cover for all frontline workers in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this during a briefing in Abuja on Friday, noting that this was the contribution of the nation’s insurance industry to the effort towards curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the country.
According to his speech, Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) said, “I am pleased to inform you that in addition to what the Federal Government is doing, the insurance industry has responded massively to the call for support.
“The Presidential Task Force has received a life insurance cover to all frontline workers on COVID-19 for a maximum of 5,000 health workers who are employed to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said in his opening remarks at the briefing.
“The premium, in the sum of N112,500,000 for cover, has been fully paid by the Nigeria Insurance Industry, in line with the principle of ‘no premium, no cover’.”