Zenith seeks to expand Nigeria’s insurance base with mobile service
By CNBC
25 March 2020 |
7:00 am
Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Insurance, Kehinde Borisade says the recently launched USSD code gives the opportunity to expand the insurance base of Nigerians to benefit from insurance services. CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole caught up with Kehinde Borisade to discuss what to expect from the mobile insurance service.
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