FirstBank mourns as we confirm the loss of our staff, Abdullahi Lawal who until his passing worked at our Kano Main Branch.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time as we do all that is necessary to support them. We ask that all necessary courtesies be extended to the family so they can grieve privately.Â
As a responsible corporate organization, FirstBank has been at the fore-front of the concerted efforts against the coronavirus pandemic alongside others.Â
We have robust protocols in place including practicing social distancing, frequently disinfecting our buildings and locations even whilst ensuring services are available through our alternative channels such as our ATMs and other digital platforms.Â
We have immediately therefore, shut down access to the premises as we disinfect the entire location and ask all staff and customers who may have been in contact with our late colleague to follow the NCDC guidelines and self-isolate. We will, as a matter of course, extend all possible support to staff and customers at this difficult time.
Our thoughts are with the family he left behind and indeed with the wider FirstBank family who mourn this loss deeply at this time.
We remain committed to protecting the health and safety of all staff, customers and host communities, as together the fight against coronavirus will be won.
Signed:
Folake Ani-Mumuney
Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, FirstBank
*COVID-19/LOCKDOWN– The Great Lesson!*
If there is one significant LESSON to pick or learn from this COV GCCID-19 and especially the LOCKDOWN, It is RETIREMENT plan And Your children Educational plan!.
The Lockdown paints or painted a picture of how Retirement Age/Period would look or feel like. COVID-19/The Lockdown has no respect for your BILLS/Expenses (you keep spending everyday). You have been locked in. You cannot go to work to make more/additional money. Same way Retirement or Retirement Age/period will not have regard for your BILLS. You will be at home. You cannot go to work because you are old and retired. You cannot look for a (new) JOB because your bones are weak. But, your health bills, feeding bills, rent bills, etc will keep visiting and you must welcome and entertain them, otherwise you are looking for trouble.
Start planning your Retirement Savings plan and your children Educational plan now.
Plan your Retirement now, secure your children Educational future now , whatever your children give you will just be an ADDITION during your old age.
REGRET is what is common with the Senior Citizens (those who have worked and retired/Old people). Go ask them, they will tell you they regret not having or starting EARLY on Retirement Plan. Don’t make the mistakes others have made. Don’t allow your life to be a WARNING to others. Rather, let your life be an EXAMPLE for others .
Sometimes, these senior citizens are required to go through rigorous pension screening.
Sometimes, some of them collapsed while on the queue going through the process of collecting their pension. Some even slumped and died in the process.