Remmy Nweke/DigitalSENSE Business News:
The maiden edition of Ecobank Day celebrated simultaneously in 34 African countries also took place in Nigeria, weekend, with renovation of classroom blocks and donations of educational materials to schools on top of the agenda.
DigitalSENSE Business News
learnt that Nigerian staff of Ecobank joined their counterparts by conducting
activities which include taking part in the renovation, construction of
classroom blocks in select schools across the country, donation of educational
materials and assisting with cleaning immediate environment of the select
schools and communities.
Benefiting
schools include C&S Primary School, Ikorodu Lagos; Government Secondary
School, Kubwa Abuja (FCT) and Eastern Academy, Onitsha, Anambra State.
Speaking
at the C&S Primary School, Ikorodu Lagos, one of the beneficiary schools,
Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Jibril Aku, said the community-inspired
day is part of Ecobank Group’s initiative which had set aside October 5 of
every year for staff across the group to converge on select locations and
devote the whole day to community-related services as a way of impacting the
immediate host communities.
He explained that the key objective
of ‘Ecobank Day’ is to inspire, motivate and equip members of the communities
where the Bank operates.
According
to him, “Ecobank Day is our corporate activity day to contribute to the
community where we live and work. The objectives behind it are
community-inspired. From this year onwards, it would be celebrated annually on
October 5.”
Aku
explained that the choice of the theme “Education for Young People in Africa”
was in line with the Bank’s corporate philosophy which identifies improved
education of young people as key to a successful future for Africa.”
Part
of the objectives of the Ecobank Day, he said, is to assist with promoting
quality education and youth development in Africa as well as inculcating
positive values in young people.
“We conduct business, develop ourselves and make
profits based on our daily interactions with our communities. It is therefore
right for us to give back by contributing both financially and through our own
energy to improve the communities that have
welcomed us and in whose territories we work. I am sure you will find the day
very satisfying and rewarding,” he noted.
Ecobank Nigeria is a
full-service bank providing wholesale, retail, investment and transaction
banking services and products to governments, financial institutions,
multinationals, international organizations, medium, small and micro businesses
and individuals
Ecobank
Nigeria is a top tier bank in Nigeria in terms of assets, customer base,
deposits and branches. The bank currently operates a consolidated on-line, real
time branch network in over 600 locations across the country. From any of these
locations, customers can do business with branches in 34 other African
countries, with convenience, ease of accessibility and reliability. No other
bank in Africa has such a spread.
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