NEW NAIRA NOTES REDESIGN : ECOBANK NIGERIA SENSITIZES TRADERS, INCREASES TRADERS’ FINANCIAL LITERACY TO MARKETS
focusing on the importance of financial inclusion and the vital role financial literacy plays in empowering women and young people, especially in marginalized communities, Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of Africa’s leading banking group, Ecobank group, recently announced its flagship event called “Ecobank Day”, where employees give back to their local communities. As part of its 2022 edition marking activities, the bank has brought financial literacy and inclusion to merchants in several markets across the country. Banks have also informed traders, youth and female tellers about important developments in the financial space, such as the redesign of some naira notes.
Ecobank Day is the bank’s flagship event where employees give back to their local communities across Africa. This year’s event focused on the importance of financial inclusion and the important role that financial literacy plays in empowering women and young people, especially in marginalized communities. With the theme of Ecobanking Day 2022 which is “Including finance for everyone, leaving no one behind”, bank staff simultaneously interacted with hundreds of merchants and young people at Agege Market. , Lagos; Agoda Gate/Market, Ibadan; Obinze Cattle Market, Owerri and Fruit Market, D-line Mile 3 Market, Port Harcourt. To achieve such resounding success, Ecobank Nigeria has partnered with the General Agent Network Extension Facility (SANEF) to train and engage traders in different markets, which has helped them access to knowledge and financial tools.
In the market region Agege, Lagos, for example, Consumer Banking Director, Korede Ademola-Adeniyi helped market traders better understand financial inclusion and the importance of being financially responsible. their.
