By Aduragbemi Omiyale
A senior banker, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has re-echoed the significance of monetary literacy to a nation, emphasising that it might set off financial progress.
Mrs Onyeali-Ikpe, who’s the Managing Director/CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, mentioned youngsters needs to be uncovered to monetary literacy early in order to provide adults which can be financially unbiased.
Speaking not too long ago on the Bestline Distinct College in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, she mentioned the financial institution has taken this as one in all its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) methods.
The MD/CEO mentioned Fidelity Bank won’t relent in its efforts to actualise the federal authorities’s monetary inclusion aims by enabling extra younger Nigerians, significantly these in underserved communities, to take part within the formal banking system.
The lender, to have a good time the annual Global Money Week (GMW) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), tutored about 4,000 college students in 36 faculties throughout Nigeria on the worth of managing monetary assets successfully so as to enhance their financial well-being.
The theme of this yr’s GMW, Build your future, be good about cash, emphasises the significance of guaranteeing that younger individuals are financially acutely aware from an early age.
It additionally goals to make sure that they steadily purchase the information, abilities, attitudes, and behaviours required to make sound monetary choices, obtain monetary well-being, and develop monetary resilience.
At the Bestline Distinct College, Mrs Onyeali-Ikpe, who was represented by Mr Ayoola Alabi, Regional Operations & Service Supervisor (ROSS) for South-West 2, Fidelity Bank Plc, said that, “Our youngsters are the long run and sharing such data with these younger ones will assist them turn into higher adults. It will give them the power to plan for his or her monetary independence.
“For us as a bank, education and youth empowerment are major pillars of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy. We are always searching for opportunity to give back to communities where we operate.”
In his remarks, the Proprietor of Best Distinct College, Mr Omodara David, said that this system would broaden the minds of each college students and lecturers for the long run.
“The knowledge gained here will make them successful in the future. What I have learnt has opened my eyes. Immediately after the program, I will open accounts in the bank and allow Fidelity to manage the school’s account,” he mentioned.
On his half, the senior prefect of Best Distinct College, Master John Chinmaya, thanked Fidelity Bank for the lecture, noting that it’s going to educate college students easy methods to save, finances, and financial institution correctly to avoid wasting for the long run, in addition to help them financially and academically.
“We are going to tell our parents about the things we learnt here today and it will surely be beneficial to them,” he assured.