FirstBank of Nigeria has announced a nationwide Children’s Day 2026 celebration programme in partnership with the Nigerian Television Authority and other youth development organisations, aimed at inspiring, educating, and empowering children across Nigeria.
The initiative will feature a series of sponsored engagements across multiple cities, beginning with the NTA Abuja Children’s Day celebration and the Youth Edutainment Theatre Festival in Lagos, followed by the Nigeria Future Leaders Festival and additional Children’s Day activities scheduled across different regions.
Brandspur Brand News reports that the programme forms part of FirstBank’s broader youth empowerment and financial inclusion strategy, designed to build confidence, creativity, and leadership capacity among young Nigerians through structured educational and entertainment-driven experiences.
The bank will also support the Lexicon Children’s Day Games, NTA Channel 10 Lagos programming, and the NTA Yola Children’s Day Party, all aimed at creating inclusive platforms that expose children to learning opportunities while encouraging aspiration and personal development.
According to FirstBank’s Group Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications, the initiatives reflect the bank’s long-term commitment to investing in children as future leaders, emphasizing that early empowerment is critical to building a sustainable and prosperous society.
He noted that the bank’s support for Children’s Day activities is aligned with its sustainability agenda, which prioritizes education, health, and social welfare as key pillars of community development and national impact.
The programme is also reinforced through youth-focused financial products such as KidsFirst, MeFirst, and Xplore First, which are designed to promote financial literacy, savings culture, and early financial inclusion among young people.
FirstBank further disclosed that its involvement in Children’s Day 2026 celebrations will extend beyond May activities, with continued support for initiatives such as the ReadBug Literature Festival in Abuja later in the year.
The financial institution reaffirmed its commitment to long-term investment in youth development, stating that sustained engagement with children and families remains central to its vision of driving inclusive growth and national development across Nigeria.
