More winners have emerged in the flagship entrepreneurial development initiative of Unity Bank Plc, Corpreneurship Challenge.
The programme is for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across the country.
The latest winners, 30 in number, received a grant of N16 million during the Batch B, Stream II edition of the NYSC orientation course in 10 of the 36 states of the federation, including Lagos, Delta, Kaduna, Jigawa, Kwara, Benue, Abia, Kogi, Rivers, and Plateau States.
The innovative young entrepreneurs developed solutions across various value chains such as fashion design, bag making, pastry and beverage production, event management, and vegetable farming. They were picked for the funding support after pitching their business ideas during the challenge at NYSC Orientation Camps.
At the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ipaja, Lagos State, Fiyinfoluwa Titilayo Ojo, who pitched a soap-making enterprise, emerged the overall winner to clinch the N800,000 grand prize. Ndukwe Chiamaka Joan, with her innovative Small Chops business proposal, claimed N500,000 as first runner-up, while Barakat Modinat Olamide secured N300,000 to support her beverage-making venture.
Expressing her excitement after emerging as the overall winner in Lagos, Fiyinfoluwa Titilayo Ojo described the experience as life-changing, stating, “I’m truly grateful to Unity Bank for this opportunity. Winning the Corpreneurship Challenge has given me the push and confidence I needed to scale my soap-making business.
“Beyond the grant, the experience taught me how to structure my business better and believe in its potential. It’s amazing to see a bank that genuinely invests in young people’s dreams.”
Across the remaining nine states, 27 other winners also emerged after pitching diverse business ideas ranging from fish and poultry farming to printing, piggery, and cake production.
Speaking during the grand finale in Lagos, Unity Bank’s Divisional Head, Retail and SME, Mrs Adenike Abimbola, reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to empowering Nigerian youth through enterprise.
She said, “At Unity Bank, we believe that the energy and creativity of young Nigerians are vital to the nation’s economic transformation. The Corpreneurship Challenge is our way of nurturing this potential — by giving corps members the financial boost, mentorship, and confidence to turn their ideas into thriving businesses. Seeing over 578 young entrepreneurs already impacted motivates us to keep expanding the initiative and deepening our support for the SME ecosystem.”