Entertainment
AGN decries actors’ reluctance to health insurance plan
AGN decries actors’ reluctance to health insurance plan
Emeka Rollas, National President, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has expressed concern over unwillingness of some Nollywood actors to subscribe to the guild’s health insurance plan for members across the country.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja that the guild has substantive Health Maintenance
Organisations (HMOs) that provide standard health insurance cover on a monthly fee and also work insurance cover for members.
The AGN helmsman, who was reacting to the trend of ailing celebrities going on social media to solicit for financial help,
stressed that the guild has an existing insurance plan for members.
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He said “we have health management cover with HMOs, which give access to over 600 hospitals across the country and then we have the out of production insurance cover.
“The out of production covers accident on production, like you have accident on set or somebody dies.
“For the HMO, the minimum subscription is N1,700 per month, and you can do three months, six months, or even quarterly.
“Beside the standard health insurance, which deals with minor issues, there are comprehensive covers which a member can get from the HMOs at subsidised rate because of AGN’s relationship with them.
“But of course, AGN is not a company where members are paid monthly salary that can be deducted ahead, so, members have to show commitment and willingness by paying their premiums.”
Rollas, however, lamented that in spite of the guild’s commitment to actor’s welfare, many were unwilling to sign up with the
HMOs, while some that have subscribed were not paying their premium.
He said some of those soliciting for fund from the public did not subscribe to the guild’s healthcare plans.
He, however, urged Nigerians, especially fans of Nigerian actors, not to make the health concerns of celebrities a topic of
controversy, by calling out their families and the guild.
He said “some actors are not interested in insurance, while many have the celebrity mentality that everything should be done for them for free.
“They want to wake up one morning and hear that a Health Management Organisation has paid for them to be going to the hospital whenever they are sick.
“The truth is that people get sick everyday, but since actors are celebrities, their own tend to attract attention.
“That is why we discourage people from going to social media to ask for help, as we can work on it from an administrative point of view and you see real genuine supporters coming out.
`I, therefore, use this medium to appeal to young actors to sign up for the AGN HMO and insurance programmes,” Rollas said.
AGN decries actors’ reluctance to health insurance plan
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Regina Daniels started her career as a child actress. She is best known for her work in Dumebi in School, Traditional War (Part 1), The Bat-Man, Plantain Girl, Tears of Ojiugo, The Jericho, Python Girl, Royal Covenant, and Miracle Child. Besides being an actress, she is a model, film producer, entrepreneur, and social media personality.
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Gospel singer Moses Bliss gifts signees brand new cars
Ace gospel singer and Spotlite Nation record label owner, Moses Bliss has gifted three artistes signed under his label, brand new cars.
The ‘Daddy-wey-dey-pamper’ crooner disclosed this on his Instagram page.
According to him, the three signees are Godfrey Gad, Neeja and Son Music.
The globally renowned music minister who recently married his Ghanaian sweetheart Marie, had also this time last year gifted three cars to his barber and two artistes signed under his record label.
The kind gesture has attracted accolades from his followers and fans on social media, including his lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi.
Olajengbesi said: “This is an overwhelming moment.
“The gospel music community is truly witnessing the power of support and encouragement.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Moses Bliss who hails from Akwa Ibom State, is a songwriter and worship leader.
He released his first single “E No Dey Fall My Hand” in January 2017 and rose to prominence with the 2019 song “Too Faithful”.
In 2020, he won the Loveworld International Music and Arts Award (LIMA 2020), for his song “You I Live for”, an annual awards by renowned cleric Pastor Chris Oyakhilome.
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“Go and ask his brother” – Nwoko tells Nigerians asking why ‘Husband’ was not included in Jnr Pope’s obituary
“Go and ask his brother” – Nwoko tells Nigerians asking why ‘Husband’ was not included in Jnr Pope’s obituary
Movie producer, Stanley Nwoko, has advised Nigerians wondering why ‘Husband’ was not included in JohnPaul Odonwodo Aka Jnr Pope’s obituary, to go and ask the late actor’s brother.
On Friday, April 26, the family of the deceased actor released his obituary poster in which he was described as a son, father, Uncle and superstar.
Social media users took to Stanley’s page after he shared the poster, to ask why the title ‘Husband’ wasn’t used to describe Jnr Pope as he was a married man before his death.
Responding, Stanley said he has some information about Jnr Pope but will not share it and instead, directed people to go and ask the late actor’s brother about the Obituary.
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