{"id":198,"date":"2018-10-06T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezoneblog.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/06\/first-bank-seeks-to-reward-youths\/"},"modified":"2018-10-06T13:26:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T13:26:00","slug":"first-bank-seeks-to-reward-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/first-bank-seeks-to-reward-youths\/","title":{"rendered":"First Bank seeks to reward youths"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">In alignment with its financial inclusion drive, First Bank of Nigeria has declared a campaign aimed at rewarding its youth customers for using their FirstBank XploreFirst Savings accounts whilst also encouraging healthy savings habit.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">The declaration was made by the Group Head, Products &amp; Marketing Support, Mr. Abiodun Famuyiwa, in Lagos to encourage it customers within the youth bracket.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">Famuyiwa revealed that the promo which had kicked off on October 1, 2018 was scheduled to run for 6 months to March 30, 2019.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201cXploreFirst is a FirstBank savings account variant designed specifically for students between the age range of 18 \u2013 29 years.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201cA minimum amount of N1, 000 is required to open the account and account holders are to maintain a minimum balance of N200 to run the account.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201cTo participate in the promo, XploreFirst customers are encouraged to save or maintain a minimum amount of N10, 000 in their accounts during the promo period to be eligible for the scholarship raffle draw.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201cIncremental deposits of N10,000 in the account entitles the account holder to multiple tickets for the raffle draw.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201cA total of 198 winners would emerge from the promo with 18 account holders (3 from each of the six geopolitical zones) being rewarded with scholarships of N150, 000 in a grand finale raffle draw and N5,000 airtime as consolation prizes to 180 account holders (5 from each of the six geopolitical zones),\u201d he said.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">According to him, FirstBank recognises the impact of a healthy savings culture in promoting financial inclusion amongst individuals, especially the youth.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201cwe believe that with XploreFirst account, the youths are well positioned to take the lead in their financial activities through the exciting benefits the account offers.\u201d<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; 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