Unity Bank Awards Cash Prizes to Corps Members

Three  Corps members in Lagos have won  cash prizes at the Unity Bank Corpreneurship contest at the NYSC Lagos Orientation Camp in Iyana-Ipaja.

The 3 Corps members emerged from the last ten finalists, who pitched their business plans.

Meanwhile, the ten finalists emerged from a sizable number of corps members who submitted bankable business plans that were screened to have the best in the final.

Speaking during the event, the team lead from Unity Bank, Mrs Toyin Ajibola, stated that the objective of the bank is to raise entrepreneurs, who would use the won capital from the competition as seed capital to become established entrepreneurs. Referencing a corps member who was a past winner of the contest, she said she is now established and overseeing a fruitful business. 

At the end of the contest, Emmanuella Arasi came first, winning the grand prize of #800,000, Sokeye Afolabi Toluwalase came second, winning a sum of #500,000, while Ayokunle Samuel Akinola came third, winning a sum of #300,000.

Other benefits of the contest are 6 months business mentorship programme and salary for a year.