Ecobank Day 2013: Classroom renovation, donations top agenda

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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