Glo Gives NULGE 25,000 Toll Free Lines

Globacom yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide 25,000 toll-free telephone lines for members of the Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).

Mr. Tunde Amunikoro, Globacom's head of Public Sector, said the package would enable members to communicate with each other seamlessly at reduced costs twenty four hours a day.

He spoke at the launch of the Glo/NULGE Close User Group held on at the Remi Tinubu Hall of Yaba Local Council Development Authority, in Lagos.

"This partnership, easily the most convenient in the industry, is designed to  promote productivity and efficiency through communication, and is in continuation of Globacom's meaningful contributions to the lives of the generality of Nigerians.."  Amunikoro added.

He said NULGE members would get the Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards free and would not pay rentals for the first month whilst subsequently paying  six hundred naira monthly charge. Calls among members in the CUG group are free of charge, while calls to other networks are at very reduced rates.

Comrade Lasisi Ayinde Akinsanya, Lagos State president of NULGE,  said their partnership with Globacom was based on the track record of the company as a socially reliable and trustworthy indigenous company.

He commended Globacom for the initiative and urged NULGE members to avail themselves of the opportunity to foster bonding and friendship by regularly using the lines.

Hundreds of NULGE members collected their SIM cards  while widows and widowers in the Union also got Christmas gifts at the ceremony.

Globacom has signed similar schemes with the Nigerian Customs Services, the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Inland Revenue, amongst other organisations.