Energy Bank, a Nigerian bank which entered the Ghanaian market two years ago, says all is set for the introduction of holiday jobs for tertiary students in June this year.
The holiday jobs, which give university students the opportunity to use their long vacation period to gain professional experience of what they are learning in school, will begin with 50 students this year.
The Chairman of the bank, Barrister Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, told the GRAPHIC BUSINESS in an interview after the bank opened its7th Branch on the Spintex Road in Accra that the opportunity would not only help them gain experience but also help them acquire some funds during the period.
He added that would also provide an auxiliary platform for students who distinguish themselves and work in line with the company’s vision to also get employed in the bank.
According to him, the offer was open to all level 200 and 300 tertiary students as no stringent criteria would be attached to the offer adding “all that is needed is for you to show you are a tertiary student.”
He also hinted of the banks plan to open three other branches by the end of the year as the bank was making great strides in the Ghanaian market being named the first bank in liquidity and the first in return on assets.
The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Sam Ayininuola, said the new branch was poised to provide personalized and specialised services premised on the banks timeless principle of loyalty.
He said with the newly introduced private banking service, customers on that platform would have a dedicated relationship executive who will constantly assist and guide them to manage and grow their wealth.
“We will also offer you a customised and dedicated branch to assist in serving you to the best of our ability,” he said.
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo, bemoaned the inability of local entrepreneurs to get the right assistance from financial institutions to finance their business.
He therefore advised management of the bank to develop products to meet the income of public and civil servants as well as low income earners through support for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
According to him, government would continue to champion the cause of job creation as well as lay the foundation for sustainable growth of the economy.
The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mr Millison Narh, in a speech read on his behalf advised financial institutions to peg their lending rates in a way that would promote economic growth as concerns of high cost of borrowing has been the bane of some banking institutions.
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