Sterling Bank Names First Beneficiaries Of ₦2bn ‘Past Schooling’ Fund

Sterling Bank has introduced the primary recipients of its N2 billion Past Schooling Scholarship, a nationwide initiative designed to fund college training for 600 distinctive younger Nigerians and join them to future careers in high-impact sectors.

The {bank} stated on Thursday that the announcement displays a serious step in its dedication to long-term, inclusive nationwide improvement by means of strategic funding in human capital.

Additionally, the {bank} said that: “At its core, the Past Schooling program is constructed not simply to supply scholarships, however to create real-world pathways to employment and socio-economic mobility.”

Launched in June 2025, Past Schooling is Sterling Bank’s most formidable education-focused intervention to this point. The scholarship totally covers undergraduate tuition at two forward-looking, accredited establishments: Miva Open College, Nigeria’s first licensed on-line non-public college, and Hillside College of Science & Know-how (HUST), a STEM-centred campus in Ekiti State.

“Not like typical scholarship programmes, Past Schooling is deliberately designed to help Nigeria’s important improvement agenda. It aligns with Sterling’s HEART technique, an funding framework targeted on Well being, Schooling, Agriculture, Renewable Vitality, and Transportation. The aim is to construct a expertise pipeline for sectors important to the nation’s future,” it said.

“That is greater than a scholarship,” Progress Government for Shopper and Enterprise Banking at Sterling Bank, Obinna Ukachukwu, stated, including that it’s a nationwide improvement technique. “We’re closing the hole between training and employability. Our mission is to arrange younger individuals for the way forward for work in sectors that matter most to Nigeria’s progress.”

The {bank} additionally stated: “The inaugural winners are: Abdulahi Afolabi, Damilare Tijani, Abdulwahab Eniafe, Abubakar Isah, Tahir Enesi Ibrahim, Julius Agbene Agbo, Chinedu Kelechi Patrick, Ayomide Ojo, Fyneseed Nwogu, Miracle Woyinmomoemi Daniel, Serene Clinton, Temiloluwa Orekunrin, Udeme Umoh, Victor Esogwa, Rosemary Kosipre, Ali Mohammed, Usman Isiaka Ololade, Kayode Aikulola, Saviour Philip, Ademola Afolabi, Emmanuel Enekwa, Bashir Sani Ibrahim, Ezekiel Adeseye, Deborah Umeaku, Abba Kaka Lawan, Haisam Sunusi Mahmuda, John Gumuan, Afan Ajiji, Bajepade Kehinde, and Chioma Igwe.”

Sterling Bank additionally said that whereas the scholarship covers full tuition, recipients are accountable for related prices corresponding to web entry, studying supplies, and dwelling bills.