Basking in the euphoria of the very successful Inauguration of an e-library in Ekiti, Sterling bank MD SPEAKS
FINANCIAL SERVICE REPORT BY CERUTTI MIKE OSAGIE
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Still basking in the
euphoria of the very successful inauguration of an e-library built by Sterling
Bank Plc bank at the College of
Education, Ikere-Ekiti, EkitiState, The Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer, the Bank , Mr. Yemi Adeola, has
promised that the bank will continue to support educational institutions in the
country with projects that would impact positively on students.
Adeola, stated this at
the presentation of branded uniforms for street sweepers and highway managers
in the state recently. Adeola, said the e-library would provide the students
and other users with unlimited access to real time global educational resources
that aid learning and research. The e-library project, he said was part of the
bank’s contributions towards improving the nation’s education sector
under its ‘One Education’ initiative.
He added: "Sterling
Bank is known for innovation in several areas. As it concerns Education which
has become a major focus of the Bank, we believe our business is to enrich
lives in innovative ways. When you invest in people especially young people,
you are enriching their lives and they will in turn enrich the society."
On his part, Governor of
Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, described the contribution of Sterling Bank to
the development of education in the country as monumental and capable of
lifting the standard of education in the country. The governor said the bank demonstrated
a commitment to the repositioning of the education sector in the country in
line with the goals of his administration.
Fayose said: "I
want to commend Sterling Bank for the e-library project. This shows the
commitment of Sterling Bank as a responsible corporate citizen of this country
to support government at repositioning the education sector in the country.
With this development, Sterling Bank has keyed into the landmark programmes of
the Ekiti State government towards providing quality education to our
children."
In her remarks, the
Provost of the College, Prof. Francisca Aladejana, stated that with the
e-library, the College has fulfilled one of the major requirements for which
her academic programmes had been denied or granted interim accreditation in the
recent past, by both the National Commission for Colleges of Education and the
National Universities Commission.
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Sterling Bank Plc “the one-customer bank” is a full service national commercial bank in Nigeria.
In over 50 years of operations, Sterling Bank (formerly NAL Bank) has evolved from the nation’s pre-eminent investment banking institution to a fully-fledged commercial bank; and completed a merger with 4 other banks – Indo-Nigeria Merchant Bank, Magnum Trust Bank, NBM Bank and Trust Bank of Africa – as part of the 2006 consolidation of the Nigerian banking industry.
Sterling Bank Plc “the one-customer bank” is a full service national commercial bank in Nigeria.
In over 50 years of operations, Sterling Bank (formerly NAL Bank) has evolved from the nation’s pre-eminent investment banking institution to a fully-fledged commercial bank; and completed a merger with 4 other banks – Indo-Nigeria Merchant Bank, Magnum Trust Bank, NBM Bank and Trust Bank of Africa – as part of the 2006 consolidation of the Nigerian banking industry.
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