Honorable Minister of State, Labour & Employment, Festus Egwarewa Adeniyi Keyamo, SAN, has called on Multichoice and Startimes to extend existing subscriptions by at least one month, free-of-charge.
In his tweet, he stated that ‘ As one of the Ministers entrusted with the welfare of Nigerian workers, I politely urge @DStvNg & @StarTimes_Ng to extend all EXISTING subscriptions by at least one month, free-of-charge, as their own contribution to easing the pains of Nigerian workers at this time of lockdown ‘.
He also urged network providers to consider giving free airtime to Nigerians to ease pain and communication during the lockdown.
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1. As one of the Ministers entrusted with the welfare of Nigerian workers, I politely urge @DStvNg & @StarTimes_Ng to extend all EXISTING subscriptions by at least one month, free-of-charge, as their own contribution to ease the pains of Nigerian workers at this time of lockdown
— Festus Keyamo, SAN (@fkeyamo) March 30, 2020
‘ I would also urge @MTNNG@9mobileng@AirtelNigeria@GloWorld to consider giving Nigerians some token airtime & data to ease their pains & to ensure that communication with individuals & authorities is ensured in cases of emergencies, especially when toll-free numbers are busy ‘
