Creditswitch rewards outstanding inmates with educational grants

By Chisom Nwatu

Five inmates of Lagos prison and several others who sat for the 2022/2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been rewarded by Creditswitch for their outstanding performance in the examination.

Creditswitch, a Lagos-based international mobile top-up company, had sponsored several inmates to take the UTME and so decided to reward the top five performers and other outstanding inmates with educational grants. The firm gave the top five inmates N50,000 each, while other outstanding inmates received N10,000 stipends, backpacks and writing materials to improve their literacy skills and prepare them for tertiary education.

Results of the inmates released by JAMB showed that the highest score was 313, followed by 258 and 252 points, while 13 other inmates scored between 250 and 150 points.

Speaking at the presentation of the grants held at the Nigerian Correctional Service office in Alagbon, Ikoyi-Lagos, Enitan Kuton, head of marketing and communications, Creditswitch, said that love for humanity is a core pillar of focus for the company’s corporate social responsibility strategy.

“This is just one of the many ways Creditswitch collaborates with organisations across the country to effect long-term change in communities. We are deeply committed to promoting education and literacy and are excited to see how these individuals will contribute to society,” Kuton said.

She added that the initiatives were purpose-driven to develop and drive social change through strategic investments that promote quality education for all without bias and increase socioeconomic activity and community development.

Olukayode Salabiu, brand manager, Creditswitch, said the gesture was the firm’s contribution to building inmates’ capacity and their chances of reintegration into society while positioning them to take advantage of future opportunities.

Rotimi Oladokun, public relations officer of the command, thanked Creditswitch for its assistance in ensuring that inmates could improve their educational status by enrolling in the various academic programmes available in custody.

The Nigerian Correctional Service also received books that can be used to create libraries for inmates to prepare more inmates for the next examination round.