…Bank Pledges To Partner Renewed Hope Initiative On Women Data, Others
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has met with the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Industry (BOI), Mr Olukayode Pitan, and the Executive Director Micro Enterprises of the Bank, Mabel Ndagi.
According to the Managing Director, the Bank of Industry has a platform of data base of over two point five million (2.5million) people across the 36 states of the Federation and is ready to partner with the First Lady on her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI.
Pitan said the bank, which has a long history of partnering with government, also has as part of its agenda the promotion of women, youth and children similar to the RHI.
He expressed optimism that the Initiative would go a long way in ameliorating the hardship of women at the grassroots level, in areas of agriculture, health, social investment, education and economic empowerment, which are also the focus areas for the bank.
Resonding, Oluremi Tinubu, thanked the guests for their willingness to share in the vision of the Renewed Hope Initiative and support it.
She said that she was gladdened that such BOI with Triple A rating was ready to come on board of the Renewed Hope Initiative.
The First Lady noted that the focus of the RHI are the vulnerable women who do not have collaterals for start-up loans, hence the Initiative would be looking forward to the bank for help in this area.
She expressed her optimism for a fruitful collaboration between the RHI and the Bank of Industry.
The MD/CEO of the Bank later presented a copy of the Annual General Report of the Bank of Industry to the First Lady.
