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Fidelity Bank launches the Food Bank Initiative nationwide

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Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc

Fidelity Bank Plc has launched a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) scheme tagged the Fidelity Food Bank.

This is part of the bank’s initiatives to reduce poverty and alleviate hunger in the society

Through the initiative, Fidelity Bank would partner with carefully selected charity organisations across Nigeria to provide food items to members of the society monthly.

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At an event held to officially launch the project at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc said, “According to the Global Hunger Index, an estimated 2.4 billion people, which represents more than 30 per cent of the world’s population, faced severe food insecurity in 2022. In Nigeria, data published by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2022, stated that over 133 million Nigerians are multidimensionally poor and the major issue is hunger.

We recognise that one of the ways we can continue to touch lives and give back to the communities we serve is by the introduction of The Fidelity Food Bank initiative.”

Iheanyi Nwachukwu, is a creative content writer with over 18 years journalism experience writing on banking, finance and capital markets. The multiple awards winning journalist is Assistant Editor, BusinessDay. Iheanyi holds BSc Degree in Economics from Imo State University; Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Management from University of Lagos. Iheanyi has attended several work-related trainings including (i) Advanced Writing and Reporting Skills (Pan African University, Lagos); (ii) News Agency Journalism (Indian Institute of Mass Communication {IIMC}, New Delhi, India); and (iii) Capital Markets Development and Regulations (International Law Institute {ILI} of Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA).