NMB INTRODUCES TEACHERS' DAY

The guest of honour, Dar es Salaam Regional Administrative Secretary Ms. Theresia Mmbando speaks during the introduction of Teachers' day organised by NMB in collaboration with Sanlam Tazania in Dar es salaam recently.

The National Microfinance Bank (NMB) has organised the first ever teachers’ Day to recognise the importance of Teachers in the country.

In collaboration with Sanlam Tanzania, the bank decided to organise the teachers’ day so that they could be given enough training on the various services provided by the bank.

NMB’s Chief Internal Auditor Mr Augustino Mbogella said because of the role that teachers play in the country, the bank decided to organise a one-day seminar to take them through various services and products offered by the bank.

With 180 branches countrywide, we believe teachers are our main stakeholders, that is why we convened them here so that they can be able to know all the services that we offer,’’ he said.

According to him, the bank was paying more than 50bn/- tax to the government every year and that in ensuring that the government was collecting its revenue effectively, the bank had so far connected more than 130 district councils in the electronic revenue collection system.

Dar es Salaam Regional Administrative Secretary Theresia Mmbando commended the bank for its efficient services that it has been offering to teachers, adding that many teachers were potential customers of that bank.

“We still need to provide massive education to our people because various researches indicate that only 12 percent of Tanzanians are subscribing to banking services while majority of our people are keeping their money in their houses,’’ she said, adding that the seminar to teachers was important as it would help them to understand the services offered by the bank.

Sanlam General Manager- Individual life, Mr Wilson Mnzava, said his organisation is dealing with insurance decided to join hands with NMB because of the importance of teachers in the country. “We also urge workers and self-employed people to subscribe to our services including teachers because insurance is very important for all people,’’ he said.

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