Societal Dev : NDIC harps on saving culture, financial discipline as it engages 100 students in training…….
In a bid to contribute it qouta to societal development, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC trained no fewer than 100 students drawn from two secondary schools in Kwara state on the need to imbibe proper financial disciplines and saving culture for a productive living.
The training which was held at Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin Kwara had professionals advising the students on how to engage in savings.
Delivering a lecture entitled : Mandate and operations of NDIC, the controller, NDIC Zonal office, Ilorin, China Onyechere explained that the campaign on financial literacy, resources management and budgeting, saving culture were embarked on nationwide by NDIC to encourage poor Nigerians on how to keep their money and make wise investments.
He added that the exercise also provided the chance to educate young people on how to keep their monies safe at designated banks instead of keeping them in an unsecured environment to be mutilated by termites or stolen.
The controller maintained that good saving habits would encourage prudence, transparent dealings and growth of businesses, in view of the need to breed empowered individuals in the society.
Onyechere stressed the importance of monetary saving habits among Nigerian students, as part of efforts to “Catch Them Young” to cultivate good financial habits.
A lecture titled “Understanding the Importance of savings was also delivered by Mr Abraham where he encouraged participants on the need to prepare for their future by maximizing the opportunities that comes their way today.
