Corps Member Wins Fidelity Bank N500,000 Entrepreneurship Grant

A youth corps member serving in Enugu State, Chidubem Okafor, has emerged winner of Fidelity Bank entrepreneurship grant meant for members in Enugu.

Presenting the grant to Okafor, titled “1st Quarter NYSC GAIM Season 6 Promo Winners”, Mrs Ivuoma Nwosu, the Sales Coordinator of the bank’s Enugu Region, said the grant was to help him start something after service.

According to her, the gesture cuts across states in Nigeria to empower benefiting youth corps members.

She disclosed that aside Okafor in Enugu State, eight other youth corps members across eight states also
benefitted, stressing that they were chosen through electronic random selection after they had opened accounts with the bank at orientation camp.

The sales coordinator said “our bank ran a promo which youth corps members were included as we go to their camps to open accounts for them so they can benefit from it.

“Once you open an account with us, you are eligible for the grant and we have only one beneficiary in Enugu that resides in Enugu North Council Area.

“It is an entrepreneurship grant to empower youth corps members to start something meaningful after the one year service year.”

She encouraged Okafor to be focused and utilise the money well.

The Chairman, Enugu North Council Area, Mr Ibenaku Onoh, while congratulating the winner, commended the bank for the initiative.

He also supported Okafor with N200,000, advising other banks to emulate the bank to empower more youths.

Mrs Olukemi Awolola, the NYSC Coordinator in Enugu State, urged the corps members to take the skill acquisition training seriously to acquire additional skills.

Responding, the winner thanked the bank, saying he was deeply honoured to receive the grant.

“I am in the 2024 batch C1 and I thought it was a scam when they came to our orientation camp but today, the grant will help me financially and I promise to put it to good use,” he said. (NAN)