Access Bank Empowers Corps Members With Entrepreneurial Skills, Grant

By Proper Mene

In a bid to promote entrepreneurship as a catalyst for economic development, Access Bank Plc has empowered a total of 20 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members with new skills and grant of N30 million through its Accespreneur Program.

“Access Bank has been in a strategic partnership with NYSC since 2016. The relationship further evolved into the launch of Accessprenuer: The NYSC edition in February 2021. So far, we have completed six editions of Accessprenuer competition, impacting over 390 corps members with over N165 million seed capital. We have also created a Facebook community for all Accessprenuer winners to be able to interact freely amongst themselves and inspire other young people with similar aspirations. The Facebook community has about 5,000 members,” Adaeze Umeh, Group Head, Consumer Banking, Access bank Plc said during the National Youth Service Corps, Access Bank Accespreneur competition held in Abuja recently.

A total of N30 million was given out to corps members with exceptional entrepreneurial ideas across the country. Places include Abuja, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo and Rivers states. The winners were awarded N1million each.

Beneficiaries of the competition in appreciation expressed gratitude to the bank for the financial support, noting that it will go a long way in helping them achieve their dreams.

Commenting on her win, Laura Momodu, Abuja star-prize winner, a fashion designer thanked Access Bank for the grant while promising to excel in her field .