Unity Bank Plc has introduced winners within the twenty seventh version of its flagship Entrepreneurship Growth Initiative, often known as Corpreneurship Problem, following the conclusion of Enterprise Pitch on the Batch C, Stream 2 version of the Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation programme held throughout 10 states of the federation.
Notably, Corps Members who graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), The Polytechnic, Ibadan, amongst a number of tertiary establishments, emerged from the most recent spherical of the Corpreneurship Problem enterprise pitch. Members pitched enterprise concepts throughout various sectors reminiscent of vogue, agribusiness, footwear manufacturing, and companies.
On the Lagos State NYSC Orientation Camp, Awolumate Fawaz Babatunde, a Civil Engineering graduate of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, emerged the general winner after pitching a vogue design enterprise, clinching the N800,000 grand prize. Ugwoke Daniel Ifechukwu, a graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, emerged first runner-up to obtain N500,000.
In Rivers State, Abdur-Razaq Sayfullah Adebola, a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, topped the competitors on the Nonwa Gbam Tai NYSC Orientation Camp with a footwear-making marketing strategy.
In the meantime, Olatunde Esther Funmilayo of Olabisi Onabanjo College emerged because the winner on the Kwara State NYSC Orientation Camp after impressing judges together with her deodorant manufacturing and companies pitch.
Extra winners emerged from Abuja, Niger, Adamawa, Jigawa, Plateau, Kaduna, and Delta States, additional increasing the geographical attain and impression of the initiative.
Talking on the most recent version of the programme, Mrs. Adenike Abimbola, Divisional Head, Retail, SME & E-Enterprise at Unity Bank Plc, stated the Corpreneurship Problem continues to replicate the Bank’s dedication to youth empowerment and enterprise improvement.
“The Corpreneurship Problem has been pushed by our dedication to boosting entrepreneurship amongst younger folks, particularly contemporary graduates. At Unity Bank, we recognise that many younger Nigerians possess viable enterprise concepts however lack the preliminary capital and help to convey them to life. The Corpreneurship Problem was designed to bridge that hole by offering monetary backing, mentorship, and confidence to contemporary graduates at a essential stage of their lives,” she stated.
She added that the standard of concepts offered by corps members throughout states underscores the rising entrepreneurial urge for food amongst Nigerian youths.
“What we see each version is innovation, resilience, and a powerful need amongst younger graduates to create worth and jobs. By supporting them early, we’re not solely serving to people, but additionally contributing to the expansion of the SME ecosystem and the broader economic system,” Abimbola famous.
Through the years, the Unity Bank Corpreneurship Problem has turn into a key function of the NYSC orientation programme, delivered in partnership with the NYSC Talent Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Growth (SAED) initiative.
Since its inception, the programme has produced 638 younger entrepreneurs nationwide, providing grants of as much as N300 million to assist corps members kick-start or scale their companies.
The initiative aligns with the Federal Authorities’s drive to advertise entrepreneurship and self-employment amongst graduates, notably amid the shrinking availability of white-collar jobs.
Unity Bank stated it stays dedicated to increasing the attain of the Corpreneurship Problem and deepening its help for younger entrepreneurs as a part of its broader technique to drive monetary inclusion, job creation, and sustainable financial development.