PremiumTrust Bank has partnered with the Hallelujah Challenge Corporate Social Responsibility team to reward 13 entrepreneurs and small business owners with a total of N50m in business grants.
The initiative, announced in a statement by the bank on Sunday, is designed to serve as a strategic intervention for small businesses, which the financial institution described as the engine room of the Nigerian economy.
Commenting on the initiative at the grant award ceremony in Lagos, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, PremiumTrust Bank, Emmanuel Emefienim, noted that the financial institution was intentional about driving impactful, collaborative growth.
He said, “We believe that it is a platform where lives are impacted, and dreams are birthed. As a bank, we felt it was compelling to associate with the initiative in partnership with Hallelujah Challenge.”
Emefienim further stated that the intervention went beyond direct financial support, ensuring that all 13 beneficiaries received structured business training to equip them with the necessary tools and insights to scale their enterprises sustainably.
