{"id":21942,"date":"2020-04-17T10:27:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T09:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=21942"},"modified":"2020-04-17T10:27:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T09:27:06","slug":"first-bank-unveils-palliatives-for-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/first-bank-unveils-palliatives-for-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"First Bank unveils palliatives for customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Chris Ndibe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has introduced palliatives to give customers some reliefs as the challenges of COVID-19 lockdown extension bite harder.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Dr Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank Chief Executive Officer, said the bank was introducing special waivers on repayment fees on its credit cards and a 60-day loan moratorium on First Edu and First Trader Solution.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>FirstEdu loan is available to private schools owners who require extra funds for the smooth running of their operations<\/p>\n\n\n<p>First Trader Solution is a short-term overdraft facility offered to traders in pre-approved market locations who deal in fast moving goods.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor us, the extended COVID-19 lockdown in some states is a time to double down on efforts to see how we can ease the impact this may have on our customers.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have therefore enhanced palliative measures as we ask ourselves how can we help you through these times.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur aim with the range of solutions is to help cushion the impact of the toll on employment and livelihoods,\u201d Adeduntan stated.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>He noted that the bank would continue to work tirelessly to provide essential banking services throughout various alternative channels to ensure efficient service delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to him, the bank will keep things going in spite of coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cCOVID-19 will neither defeat us nor slow us down and we will continue to support you because you have empowered us to do so by choosing to bank with us.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are also doing a lot to keep our promise not to forget the children who can be overlooked at this time, as we drive the effort to move one million to e-learning with a number of great partners who have come on board from within and outside the continent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Adeduntan noted that FirstBank in partnership with IBM would provide opportunities for the acquisition of digital skills including coding, artificial intelligence and data science &amp; analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cApart from the new perspective to problem solving that coding ability gives, it has progressed to a very critical career skill sought by employers.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo this end, through IBM Digital Nation curriculum, we promote opportunities to learn skills of the future.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn keeping with who we are as FirstBank, our commitment to self-development and continuous improvement is never far from our thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs such, we are encouraging all to consider and register for any of the excellent programmes being offered free by Ivy League schools and have curated a list of them covering topics such as management, personal development and entrepreneurship, which can be found on our website.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn addition, we are excited to inform you that the Lagos State Government &amp; Roducate initiative kicked off this week with the government accredited curriculum for primary, secondary and tertiary schools,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Chris Ndibe First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has introduced palliatives to give customers some reliefs as the challenges of COVID-19 lockdown extension bite harder. 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