By Fola James
Unity Bank has embarked on campaign to promote savings culture among secondary schools students across the federation as part of events to mark this year’s World Savings Day.
The Tomi Somefun-led lender said in a statement that the campaign will further drive the Bank’s financial inclusion strategy.
Tagged “Savings Give Life a Lift” about 1,550 students from over 30 secondary schools across the six geo-political zones of the country have benefited from the financial literacy training facilitated by the Bank, the statement said.
The initiative, the bank said, aptly reinforces the framework that has been developed by CBN and other stakeholders for inclusion of financial literacy into the educational curriculum of secondary schools.
Commenting on the event the Managing Director/CEO of the Bank, Tomi Somefun, represented by Titi Abraham, the Chief Customer Service Officer, stated that the bank is doing everything to bolster savings culture among young Nigerians, particularly those in secondary school.
“The Bank has come out strongly in the recent years to connect with the youth market and as one of the Bank’s CSR Platform, the society will benefit immensely from an exercise that exposes young minds to savings culture, financial management and investment, Somefun said.
She further explained that the school engagement around the country for the celebration of World Savings Day, will accelerate the financial inclusion drive of the CBN, Bankers’ Committee and stakeholders in the Banking industry.
For more than 90 years, the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) and its members have championed annual celebrations designed to promote saving culture.
As an initiative of WSBI, the voice of savings and retail banks in close to 80 countries, the day remains relevant for members who engage actively in celebrating in their local areas, the statement said.
