Fidelity Bank Plc. as part of activities to mark the year’s Global Money week and Financial Literacy Day has trained 3,500 students in 31 schools across Nigeria. Fidelity Bank supports the initiative that is targeted at getting more young people to participate in the formal banking system in order to create financially inclusion.

Charles Aigbe, Divisional Head, Brand and Communications, Fidelity Bank Plc. tutoring students

Be that as it may, the bank’s Divisional Head, Brand and Communication, Mr. Charles Aigbe who represented the Managing Director, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo at the Government Day Secondary School, Lokoja, Kogi State remarked that… “Financial literacy among Nigerians, especially the youth, would foster economic growth and development.”

“Financial literacy would help young people gain financial freedom through prudent management of money and clear differentiation of needs and wants.”

“The initiative was aimed at globally engaging children on aspects of financial education including saving, creating livelihoods, gaining employment and entrepreneurship, adding that it would help develop responsible bankers and bank customers in the future. The programme will make young people make the right financial decision early in life and manage resources responsibly.”

However, the Financial  Literacy  Day  was set  aside  by  the  CBN  to focus  on  increasing  the  level  of  awareness  of  the  youth  on  the  importance  of  earning,  managing and saving  money  in order  to have a  secure  future.