The Alternative Bank has championed the call for the provision of critical tech resources to young innovators.

According to a statement from the bank on Sunday, the call was made at the Jericho Businessmen Club’s third Annual Socio-Economic Summit, which brought together business leaders, policy influencers, and members of the academic community, focused on building sustainable economic models and addressing the widening digital skills gap among Nigerian youths.

The non-interest lender emphasised that sustainable nation-building must be anchored on deliberate investments in human capital, with young innovators requiring ecosystem support, mentorship, and access to critical resources to enable them to translate ideas into scalable solutions.

The Executive Director (South) of The Alternative Bank, Korede Demola-Adeniyi, stressed that technology remains a powerful tool for economic inclusion and competitiveness. According to him, strategic investments in youth-focused technology development are essential to Nigeria’s long-term economic resilience.