By Chesa Chesa
Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has reiterated the commitment of the Fund to the Employee Compensation Scheme (ECS) for the benefit of federal workers, even as he applauded the Federal Government on the newly introduced welfare enhancement in the Federal Civil Service.
Faleye gave the assurance in his remarks during a press briefing by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, on the welfare enhancements in the Federal Civil Service held on Friday in Abuja.
While commending Mrs. Walson-Jack for the wonderful initiative aimed at enhancing the standard of living of Federal civil servants, Barr. Faleye said the NSITF was prepared to complement the efforts of the OHCSF by judiciously implementing the Employee Compensation Scheme (ECS).
“I appreciate your leadership for bringing to bear all of the just announced warfare packages and schemes for the benefit of the Federal Civil Servant. On our part as NSITF, on behalf of the board and management of NSITF, I reiterate our commitment to the Employees’ Compensation Scheme , particularly for the benefit of the Federal Civil Servants whose agencies are treasury-funded.”
The MD recalled that the recent creation of an ECS office in the OHCSF was part of his commitment to escalating the benefits of the ECS to the civil servants.
“That office is manned in a way that we should be able to provide guidance and support for all Federal Civil Servants who may require one, as to how best to not only comply, but to also, of course, benefit from the scheme”, he disclosed.
Faleye noted that “we have undertaken under the Memorandum of Understanding signed by NSITF and the Office of the Head of Service, to not only offer our services in a very prompt and professional way, but to support enlightenment efforts across the ministries, departments and agencies to ensure that all civil servants understand clearly what the rules of engagement are, and what they need to do if there are any work-related issues or challenges that fall under the mandate of the employee compensation scheme.
“I’m using this opportunity again to reiterate our commitment to all the things that we’ve agreed to, and we hope that this will be a commencement of a much deeper relationship between the Federal Civil Service and the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund”, he assured.
Acknowledging the Employee Compensation Scheme (ECS), Mrs. Walson-Jack said, “The Employees’ Compensation Scheme has been operationalised as a structured social protection mechanism to compensate Civil Servants who suffer work-related injuries, occupational diseases, disability, or loss of life in the course of duty.
“This Scheme complements the existing Group Life Assurance Scheme and significantly expands the scope of protection available to our workforce and their families. A Civil Servant, therefore, should never have to worry that an accident at work will leave their family without support. That assurance is now in place”.
