Much more than commemorating the annual Children’s Day marked every May 27, Zenith Bank Plc is championing the
narrativethatchildrenarethetrueleadersoftomorrow.TheBankhasdeepeneditsinvestmentincarefullycurated
initiativesthatelevatechildrenacrosseducation,financialliteracy,health,digitalinclusion,andsocialprotection,
building a generation equipped to thrive and lead. For Zenith Bank, every child matters, and the Bank’s footprint reflects
a deliberate, pan-African strategy to nurture potential from the earliest age.
Zenith Bank has been the financial institution partner to Kiddies Corner on Inspiration 92.3FM Lagos for over three
years, anchoring the Tuesday edition and Zenith Financial Literacy Friday show. The programme blends spelling bee
contestswithfinancialliteracyquestions,creatingawarenessandonboardingchildrenintotheZenithChildren’s
Account (ZECA). This partnership came alive at the Inspiration FM Children’s Day Carnival on Saturday, May 23, 2026,
whereZenithBankhostedover1,000childrenandtheirparents,celebratingZECAwinnerswithgames,skits,and
Zenith Bank branded gifts.
The Bank’s Zenith Financial Literacy Week, held quarterly, takes this mission into select schools across all 36 states
andtheFCT.Studentsaretrainedonsavings,budgeting,basicinvestments,anditsretailproducts,withthetop
performer in each school awarded N50,000. Complementing this is the Bank’s nationwide Financial Literacy Program
undertheCBN-mandatedGlobalMoneyWeek,whichin2025alonereached3,622studentsacross22LGAs,
deploying 137 bank employee volunteers as educators.
In alignment with the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on Quality Education, Zenith Bank
hasdonatedstate-of-the-artICTcentresandcomputersystemstoschoolsanduniversitiesnationwide,includinga
ComputerCentretoBamainaAcademy,Dutse,JigawaState.Itstransformativeinterventionsincludefullyequipped
libraries,vocationalfacilities,andlarge-scaleschoolrenovations,fromOjotaSecondarySchoolandVictoriaIsland
Secondary School in Lagos to Hugallawa Primary School in Jigawa. Targeted financial support further breaks barriers
with N1 million cash donation to Louisville Girls High School, Ijebu-Itele, supporting girl-child education; infrastructure
upgrades at Maryland Comprehensive Secondary School; a N1 million scholarship endowment for St. Francis Catholic
Secondary School; and support for the North-East Children’s Fund to aid education in conflict-affected communities.
Through its Primary Healthcare Centre Initiative across all 774 LGAs, Zenith Bank educates parents on early childhood
savings during routine visits, linking health and financial well-being. The “PAD-A-QUEEN” Initiative commemorates the
International Day of the Girl Child, reaching5,000 girls in 10 schools withsanitary pads, hygiene kits, and menstrual
health education to keep girls in school and promote SDGs 3, 4, and 5.
The Bank’s compassion extends to the most vulnerable. At Bethesda Home and School for the Blind, Idi Oro, Lagos,
Zenith donatedbraille materials,food, and toiletries.For the2026 InternationalDay forStreet Children,it partneredwith
Bosco Child Protection Centre on medical check-ups, food, clothing, and counseling. Annual Christmas Charity Visits to
orphanagesdelivercash,toys,andessentialsupplies,whilesupportfortheSmileandShineChildrenFoundation’s
Strive Conference empowers over 2,000 adolescents with life skills and leadership training.
Commenting on the Bank’s intentionality towards the development of children, Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, OON, Group
Managing Director/CEO, ZenithBank Plc, said, “AtZenith Bank, weare deliberate about initiativesthat elevate children
becausetheyarenotjustourfuture,theyareourpresentresponsibility.AsWhitneyHoustonsopoignantlysang,‘I
believethechildrenarethefuture,teachthemwellandletthemleadtheway.’Thatisthephilosophydrivingour
investmentsineducation,financialliteracy,health,anddigitalinclusion.FromKiddiesCornertoICTcentres,from
PHCs to orphanages, we are teaching them well, equipping them early, and giving them the tools to lead. Zenith Bank
renews its commitment to every Nigerian child, to nurture their dreams, protect their dignity, and secure their tomorrow.”
Championing youth expression, the Zenith Annual Youth Parade, hosted by the Bank for 19 years, stands as a flagship
Corporate Social Responsibilityinitiative. Bringing togetherthousands of childrenand teenagers in avibrant showcase
of unity and discipline, the parade has remained dedicated since inception to the vital mission of supporting, nurturing,
Jim Ovia-led Zenith Bank Plc saw a 34 per cent surge in its asset base in 2020, lifting the value from N6.347 trillion to N8.481 trillion in one year and making it Nigeria’s biggest bank by asset, its audited financial statements showed on Tuesday.
