Unity Bank Plc has facilitated financial literacy training in thirty-one schools across Nigeria as part of the lender’s activities marking Global Money Week, 2023.

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Tomi Somefun took part in the programme by facilitating training on financial literacy at Kabayi Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa state on Thursday, March 23.

Represented by the Group Head, Customer Engagement, Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Titilayo Abraham, the participants gained useful insights on wealth creation which have money, saving, investing, and entrepreneurship remain the common denominator.

Left-Right: Aliu Osenimega, Zonal Service Quality Officer, Abuja, and North Central; Anita Wilcox, Unit Head, Service Quality Management; Mrs. Titilayo Abraham, Group Head, Customer Engagement; Students of Kabayi Secondary School, Mararaba; Stellamaris Akamike, BM, Mararaba Branch; Mr. Matthew Obiazikwor, Head, Communications and Brand Management, and Martha Iroh, Relationship Manager, Mararaba Branch during Unity Bank’s facilitation of financial literacy training at Kabayi Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Mrs. Titilayo Abraham, the representative of the MD/CEO of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Tomi Somefun facilitating a financial literacy training at Kabayi Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State on Thursday, March 23, 2023, as part of the activities to mark 2023 Global Money Week.

Stressing the need to enhance financial education and financial inclusion, Mrs. Somefun’s interaction with the students was aimed at inculcating basic principles for financial management. Students who stood out in the course of the Training were rewarded.

Global Money Week is a Child and Youth Financial International initiative observed annually in over 178 countries between March 22 and 28 by corporate organisations globally. Financial institutions leverage Global Money Week with several events and activities to inspire children and youth to learn about money, saving, creating livelihoods, gaining employment, and becoming an entrepreneur.

The students of Kabayi Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, displayed Global Money Week props and some gifts received from Unity Bank team after the financial literacy training on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Unity Bank team in a group photo with the students of Kabayi Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa after the financial literacy training session on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

In Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Banker’s Committee in collaboration with Junior Achievement Nigeria, coordinates the activities for Global Money Week, which sees the participation of financial institutions with nationwide coverage.

Olushola Okunlade Writes

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has made an appreciable leap forward in the Webometric ranking of World Universities released for January 2023, coming second in the country with 1534 points in Impact Rank, 1020 points in Openness Rank and 1904 points in Excellence Rank, which were the three (3) key criteria used for the ranking.

A release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, stated that this commendable leap, though from the third position of the University in the last ranking, came about eight months into the tenure of the current Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simeon Bamire, who has pledged commitment to the initiative to reposition the University in the comity of World varsities.

According to the latest ranking, the University of Ibadan was ahead of OAU, while Covenant University; University of Port-Harcourt; University of Nigeria; and University of Lagos occupy the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth positions respectively.

The Ranking Web or Webometrics is the “largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions” based on the assessment of “Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors”.  “The original aim of the Ranking is to promote academic web presence, supporting the Open Access initiatives for increasing significantly the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge generated by the universities to the whole Society”.

“In order to achieve this objective, the publication of rankings is one of the most powerful and successful tools for starting and consolidating the processes of change in the academia, increasing the scholars’ commitment and setting up badly needed long term strategies,” Webometrics said on its website.