Federal Government yesterday flagged off a free nationwide financial inclusion and literacy training programme targeting 10 million Nigerians, as part of efforts to deepen access to financial services and strengthen digital and enterprise skills across the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria would reap immense benefits from its demographic dividend only if young people and women were deliberately prioritised and equipped with the skills and ethical grounding required for a fast-evolving digital economy. The initiative, being driven by the Office of the Vice President through the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion (PreCEFI), is designed to provide Nigerians, particularly women and youths, with essential financial knowledge, investment awareness and digital competencies for sustainable wealth creation. To actualise the programme, the Office of the Vice President, through PreCEFI, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six professional bodies to jointly develop training curricula, certification pathways, digital skills initiatives and mentorship platforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s financial and enterprise workforce. The professional bodies are the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN); Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN); Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS); National Institute of Credit Administration (NICA); Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI); and the Nigeria Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NIIE).

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2026 23:39 UTC