Heritage Bank Empowers BB Naija 5 Top Finalists With Investment Support
In its continual commitment to
boost the small medium enterprise (SME) sector, Heritage Bank Plc, one
of the proud sponsors of Big Brother Naija Season-2 reality TV show,
yesterday rewarded the five top finalists with financial investment
support to enhance their entrepreneur drives.
PIX : Ifie Sekibo, MD of Heritage Bank
Plc (middle) flanked from the right
by Tokunbo Idowu (TBoss), Efe Ejegba (Efe), Group Head, Market
Intelligence & Analytics, Retail Banking, Cynthia Erigbuem; Team
Member, Brand Compliance Management, Ozena Utulu; from right, Bisola
Ayeola (Bisola), Oluwarise Deborah (Debbie Rise), Media Sales
Executives at Multichoice, Omobolaji Mogaji and Group Head, Corporate
Communications of the bank, Fela Ibidapo, during the visit of the Big
Brother Naija 5-top finalists to Heritage Bank's Head Office, in
Lagos...recently
Efe,
Bisola, TBoss, Debbie Rise and Marvis who were the top five met with
the management on Wednesday, when the Managing Director of Heritage Bank
Plc, Mr Ifie Sekobo took turns to advice each of the housemates on
their aspirations on becoming budding entrepreneurs in creating, preserving and transferring wealth to Nigerians.
The MD, Mr Sekibo, who disclosed the bank’s financial support to each of the five top finalists, said that
Heritage Bank was proud to be part of the reality show, as the
involvement re-emphasizes the wealth enshrined in Nigeria’s cultural
heritage.
He
stated that beyond Heritage Bank’s core banking activities, the
financial institution has special interest in young talented Nigerians
and as well recognises the value to sell Nigerian culture to the world.
Specifically, Sekibo affirmed also that the bank’s involvement was significantly centred on financially and socially emancipating them for the common good of the community.
According
to him, the traditional wedding task arranged by Heritage Bank was well
delivered to project the nation’s culture and heritage in good
perspective.
“When
the bank started this journey some weeks ago, people wondered how this
will synergise with our banking values. The truth is that Heritage Bank
is not all about banking, but the thing we value more is to communicate
our rich heritage and culture to the world and we are happy with the
sponsorship and relationship,” he said.
In
her remarks, Bisola thanked Heritage Bank for their financial supports
of seed sowing and giving them the platform and opportunity to enlighten
other viewers about Nigeria’s culture and the many challenges, both
social and environmental; being faced across the country via the
different creative presentations in the house.
Also,
Efe, who praised the bank for its numerous supports, especially
organising and sponsoring the wedding task assigned to them.
The
Big Brother Nigeria 2017 began in January. It had seen the eviction of
nine housemates, Bally, Bassey, CocoIce, Gifty, Kemen, Miyonse, Soma,
ThinTallTony and Uriel before the top five who graced the finale:
Mavis,
Debbie Rise, TBoss, Bisola and Efe.
PIX: Ifie Sekibo, MD of Heritage Bank Plc (middle) flanked from the right by
Bisola Ayeola (Bisola), Efe Ejegba (Efe), from left Tokunbo Idowu (TBoss) and
Oluwarise Deborah (Debbie Rise), during the presentation of financial investment
support to the Big Brother Naija 5-top finalists at Heritage Bank's Head
Office, in Lagos...recently
Efe
beat 11 other housemates to cart away the coveted prize, having
surmounted all the hurdles and polled a whopping 57.61per cent of the
overall votes.
Whilst,
Bisola emerged the first runner up polled 18.54per cent of the vote.The
show recorded over 26million votes, which stood out as one of the
highest in Africa reality TV shows.
Heritage
Bank had also organised an SME enhancement intensive capacity training
programme for the Ex-Housemates of the BB Naija and other emerging 21st
century entrepreneurs in the areas of
keeping accounting records, financial discipline, organic growth and
identifying potentials in order to equip them with the knowledge base
needed to succeed as entrepreneurs.
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