Gom Mirian
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Foundation has teamed up with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Kudimata, an educational financial community, to educate corps members with basic financial skills.
The Foundation disclosed that about 60,000 corps members in various NYSC Orientation Camps across the country will be provided with financial education training.
This newly established partnership aims to empower young Nigerians with basic financial literacy knowledge, allowing them to manage their finances better and make informed financial decisions as a part of preparing them for the future.
Commenting on the partnership, the Chief Executive Officer at Kudimata, Kathleen Erhimu, said that the firm had provided over 20,000 Nigerian graduates with basic financial education and entrepreneurial skills over the last few months.
She continued by saying: “We have identified the urgent need to form value-adding alliances to support the National Youth Service Corps SAED programme (Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurial Development) through financial education, business advisory, and empowerment initiatives.”
Also speaking on the partnership, the Managing Director of NNPC Foundation, Emmanuella Arukwe, stated: “Once corps members are equipped with the knowledge and skills to make informed financial decisions, they are better positioned to start the next stage of their life journey. As the future of Nigeria, we must equip our young people with the skills they need to manage their finances effectively and provide them with the knowledge they need to make smart financial decisions.”
She said NNPC was delighted to provide access to start-up resources and opportunities to ensure that our teeming youths achieve their dreams of self-actualisation.
