Ex NAICO President, Duru bags CIIN Associate

Ex NAICO President, Duru bags CIIN Associate

Chuks Udo Okonta

The immediate past President of the National Association of Insurance Correspondents (NAICO) and Insurance Editor of THISDAY Newspaper, Mr. Nnamdi Duru has bagged the Associateship of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN).
He is the first serving Journalist in the country to pass the three stages of the institute’s professional examinations and qualify as a chartered insurance professional.
Born June 24, 1969 in Ehime Mbano Local Government of Imo State, Duru Attended Community School, Umunakanu Ama in Mbano, Imo State and Orile Agege Community High School, in Lagos. He holds a 1992 Bachelors degree in Banking/Finance from the Abia State University and bagged an MBA in Management from Imo State University in 2005. He also holds a Diploma in Computer Studies from the Lagos City Computer College (LCCI), Ikeja.
Duru worked with Maldesa Foods as Sales and Account Executive between 1995 and 1999 before he crossed over to THISDAY Newspaper as Reporter and was assigned to cover the Labour and Industrial Relations.
He was later elevated to the position of Correspondent and Head of Insurance and Pension Desk in the organisation in 2003, a position he occupies till date. Taxation was later added into his schedule of duties in 2005.
Duru was Secretary of the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria (LAWAN) between 2001 and 2003. He was Secretary of NAICO for two terms between 2004 and 2008 and was elected President of NAICO for another two terms between 2008 and 2012. He is currently an Ex-Officio of the association.
The newly qualified chartered insurance professional has attended several courses including the special training in Insurance for media practitioners organised by CIIN (2009 - 2011), the special training on pension for Finance Correspondents & Business Editors organised by the National Pension Commission, (PenCom), (2008 – 2012) and special training for Insurance Editors & Correspondents organised by the National Insurance Commission, (NAICOM) (2009 – 2012.
At the national level, he was participated in the first National Tax Retreat, a programme that was hosted by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in 2005 to chart a new course for taxation in the country.
Duru is happily married to Esther and they have two daughters Chiamaka and Eziwnanne and two sons Eziuche and Enyioma.