Heritage Bank Approves N200m Facility for Graduate Entrepreneurs
Heritage Bank Limited has put together N200million loan facility for young graduates willing to advance their dreams in small scale businesses. The Bank also gave a cash prize to Miss Onwura Onyinye Chima for outstanding performance during the service year that won her the Lagos State NYSC Director’s Award.
A statement by the bank’s Group Head, Corporate Communications, Sola Longe-Okenimkpe said Chima, 23, a graduate of Microbiology from Federal Polythecnic, Nekede was posted to Army Children School, Ojo, Lagos for her primary assignment.
Lagos State NYSC Co-ordinator, Cyril Akhanehme, said while in the school, Chima was dedicated, hardworking and diligent.
The facility, according to the bank is a revolving soft loan, which comes with a financial and management advisory to support National Youth Corps members, who upon passing out demonstrate serious intentions of starting up small scale businesses. Speaking during the passing out parade of the Corps members at the Orientation Camp in Ipaja-Lagos on Thursday, the Executive Director, Mr. Ola Olabinjo who represented the Managing Director of the bank, congratulated the young graduands for a successful service year and commended the NYSC for its commitment to youth development.
