CBN To Introduce Financial Literacy Courses In Public Schools By Sept

The Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN)is to introduce financial literacy education in public schools’ curriculum across the country to  inculcate saving culture for wealth creation by September this year.
The deputy governor of the bank Corporate Services, Suleiman Barau , revealed this at a one- day advocacy and sensitisation workshop on Global Money Week, organised by the apex bank for students of Aliyu Mustpha College (AMC) in Yola.
Barau enumerated the significance of the works to include, saving culture in the student as well as encouraging the open piggy saving bank to better their future livelihood.
Barau, who was represented by the deputy director, Consumer  Protection Department at the occasion, Mr Tajuddeen Olayinka Ahmed, admonished the student to learn, earn and save substantial per cent of their earnings in financial institutions licensed by Central Bank.
“To commemorate this year’s  programme ,CBN identified Lagos and Adamawa to benefit from the gesture.
The principal of the college, Ibrahim Tukur, urged the students to make good use of the knowledge acquired during the advocacy work.
Tukur solicited for the apex bank’s presence in the school, which one of the ancient school in the state established in 1969.
The head boy of the school, Abdulkadir Mahmud ,who spoke on behalf of the students said, “the memories of the workshop would serve as vital tool towards financial literacy education”.
He solicited for CBN’s intervention in the college to make learning atmosphere conducive.