{"id":45416,"date":"2020-12-15T06:26:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T05:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=45416"},"modified":"2020-12-15T06:26:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T05:26:04","slug":"creative-industry-gets-new-lease-of-life-with-n5bn-funds-heritage-bank-as-winner-of-ynspyre-account-online-giveaway-received-n1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/creative-industry-gets-new-lease-of-life-with-n5bn-funds-heritage-bank-as-winner-of-ynspyre-account-online-giveaway-received-n1m\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Industry Gets New lease Of Life With N5bn Funds- Heritage Bank  \u2026As Winner Of Ynspyre Account Online Giveaway Received N1m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">Entertainment and creative sector is about to receive a huge boost, as Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria\u2019s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has arranged to set aside N5billion as a support funds to drive the industry and stimulate sustainable growth to the nation\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">Meanwhile, Heritage Bank doled out the sum of N1million to Damilola Adeyemi, a winner of an online giveaway competition to celebrate the bank\u2019s product, Ynspyre ambassador, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name D&#8217;banj, which heralds launching of the Ynspyre Account set aside for talented young Nigerians in the different spectrum of the creative and entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">MD\/CEO of the bank, Ifie Sekibo who affirmed Heritage Bank\u2019s commitment to the development and growth of the nation\u2019s creative sector, described the sector as one of the leeway to solving the unemployment occasioned by the prevailing adverse macro-economic environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">Sekibo, during the presentation of the N1million cheque, said the development and growth of the entertainment industry will get as many people as possible involved as manufacturing, banking and other sectors cannot do it alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">The bank, in statement, yesterday, signed by the Divisional Head, Corporate Communications of the bank, Fela Ibidapo, assured \u201cthe entertainment is going to take a new leaf of life, with the Ynspyre platform; we are hoping to start with this and obviously it will grow to another level. You will see greater things in couple of months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">Sekibo said the music industry has done so much for Nigeria in terms of employment and foreign exchange earnings and if more resources could be put into it, the country would be better for it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">Besides supporting individual artistes in the industry, the bank has also partnered with some organisers to perform and produce some entertainment shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">In similar manner, whilst confirming the N5billion set aside for the creative sector and commending Heritage Bank for its numerous bold steps in supporting the industry, D\u2019banji stated, \u201cThe reason for setting up this fund is for creative people like me, you (Adeyemi) and the other upcoming artists to have access to it.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">\u201cI want to commend Heritage Bank for believing not just in me but the creative industry. Over the years, Heritage Bank has worked behind the scene to sponsor and invest in lots of creativity projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">Speaking on the modalities of the product, he disclosed that the Ynspyre Account is the perfect account, specifically created to accommodate and support creative ideas in the industry, which do not need collateral.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">\u201cJust open your Ynspyre account, get your proposal ready on what you intend doing in the creative industry; be it music, fashion, lifestyle, IT and others because they have created categories for each and every one of us to enable us assess funds, supports, loans and grants at single digit interest rates,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">The winner, Adeyemi who disclosed the creative industry had never gotten such spotlight before, said that he was inspired by the cash reward, as the Ynspyre Account product serves as boost to the creative industry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">\u201cPrior to now, artist struggle to get to the level they find themselves either through their personal funds, manager or parents\u2019 funds. Finally, it is actually time for us to shine and the spotlight is on us.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5108491545MsoNormal\">\u201cBig thank you to Heritage Bank for creating this platform, for creating this opportunity, I am so excited. It couldn\u2019t have come at a perfect timing; N1million during Covid-19, it only can be better. I want to thank Heritage Bank for believing in D\u2019Banj and the creative industry, for counting us worthy to invest in us,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Caption : From Right&#8211;MD\/CEO, Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo; Winner of Ynspyre Account\u2019s N1m online giveaway competition, Damilola Adeyemi and Musician and Ynspyre Account\u2019s Ambassaor, Daniel Oyebanjo (D&#8217;banj), during the N1million cheque presentation to the winner of an online giveaway competition to celebrate the bank\u2019s Ynspyre Account ambassador, inspired by Heritage Bank yesterday at the bank\u2019s head office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv6285762115MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"yiv6285762115MsoNormal\">\n<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment and creative sector is about to receive a huge boost, as Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria\u2019s Most Innovative Banking Service provider has arranged to set aside N5billion as a support funds to drive the industry and stimulate sustainable growth to the nation\u2019s economy.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":45417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1983,7900],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-45416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","tag-heritage-bank-plc","tag-innovative-banking-service"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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