A total of 48 corps members have been empowered with various sums of money to finance their businesses after their proposals scaled through the different stages of professional vetting.
In his virtual interaction with the corps beneficiaries on Monday, the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, commended Unity Bank for providing financial grants to Corps Members selected from NYSC Orientation Camps in Edo, FCT, Lagos and Ogun States. According to a statement by the director, Press and Public Relations, NYSC, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the DG disclosed that the scheme was determined to drive entrepreneurial capacity among young graduates and create opportunities for self employment and wealth creation.
“My appeal to you is to be determined, remain focused and fan into flame the training that you have acquired for your empowerment, as it would later translate to societal development. Be prudent in your spending, avoid indolence and be committed to what the Unity Bank has done for you,” he said.The NYSC director-general also advised the Corps beneficiaries to do peer review of their successes and restrategise for greater output.