Sterling Bank boosts school sports festival

Sterling  Bank  has backed the  6th National School Sports Festival taking place in Ilorin  this month with N35m.

The  Nigeria School Sports Federation secured the partnership through the efforts of National Academicals Sports Committee.

At the presentation of the cheque, Sterling Bank’s Group Head, Strategy and Communications, Shina Atilola,  said the money  was part of the company’s corporate social responsibility.

He said, “We were approached by NASCOM to support NSSF in its programmes and we were convinced that with what NSSF is doing, the future is being built now and for us at Sterling Bank, we don’t want to shy away from shaping the future of our youths. We believe education and sports can go together.”

The President of NSSF, Ibrahim Muhammad, said,  “We are happy that for the first time the National School Sports Festival, we are having a major sponsor and this for us is indeed a lift.”

“I also want to confirm that since the new NASCOM came on board, we have sincerity and transparency and this for us has also given us hope that the future is bright.”

 NASCOM chairman, Yemi Idowu, said t the gesture was part of the mandate of the committee while assuring that the fiesta would be exciting.

source:http://www.punchng.com/sports/sterling-bank-boosts-school-sports-festival/