Heritage Bank’s Youth Financial Literacy Initiative Praised

Fri, Aug 5, 2016
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THE Lagos State government has commended the Heritage Bank Plc for its financial literacy initiative aimed at financial inclusion of youths in the country.

The deputy governor cited the launch of a comic book, “The Protectors” by Heritage Bank as one of the literacy initiatives of the bank to drive financial inclusion among children.

In a letter of appreciation to Ifie Sekibo, managing director, Heritage Bank, the Lagos deputy governor, who was represented at the comic book launch by Adesina Odeyemi, permanent secretary, Lagos State ministry of education, stated that “the launch of the financial literacy comic book for young people by the bank recently, spoke volume about her (Heritage Bank) organisational abilities and the bank’s resolve to reposition to capture young people through various initiatives, programmes, events and resource kits to increase awareness of the world of finance and the creation of wealth.”

“Your policy of equipping young people with the requisite financial skills to drive a vibrant economy as exemplified by the extension of financial literacy framework to primary and secondary schools pupils/students, university undergraduates, NYSC members in the past are very commendable. You are surely on the right track and we urge you to remain steadfast in the pursuance of this laudable goal.”

A statement from the corporate communications department of the bank listed other components of the financial literacy and youth empowerment initiatives and collaboration as including the N3 billion Central Bank of Nigeria Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Programme, YIEDP, in which Heritage Bank is now the sole partner-bank with the CBN and the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, with about 1500 NYSC and post-NYSC youth as beneficiaries in the first phase.

—  Aug 15, 2016 @ 01:00 GMT

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