Photo caption: Executive Director, Zedcrest Wealth, Abass Akinsanya; Head, Brands and Communications, Zedcrest Group, Oyinkansola Adeboye; Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hon. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun and Director, MacTay Consulting, Tunde Rotimi.
By Charles Okonji
The Lagos State Government has urged parents across the state to collaborate with teachers and other key stakeholders to ensure that their children excel not only in core subjects but also in financial literacy.
The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hon. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, made this call while receiving a delegation from leading financial services company, Zedcrest Group, on a courtesy visit to his office.
According to him, the state government has been intentional about integrating financial literacy into the curriculum for students in both private and public schools, urging parents to complement these efforts by taking advantage of every opportunity to teach their children valuable money management lessons.
Hon. Alli-Balogun also emphasized that care is being taken to ensure students’ learning materials reflect and celebrate diversity, promote and preserve indigenous cultures, and prioritize localized learning for greater relatability and improved learning outcomes.
Earlier, Zedcrest Group Managing Director, Adedayo Amzat, represented by the Executive Director, Sales and Business Development at Zedcrest Wealth, Abass Akinsanya, stated that the delegation was at the commissioner’s office to officially present the company’s latest initiative; two interactive financial literacy books for children aged seven and under.
Akinsanya explained that Zedcrest Group launched the books in line with its mission to improve economic outcomes by promoting financial literacy across all segments of society.
He added that building a more financially inclusive society begins with educating the next generation of responsible adults, and with the launch of these financial literacy books, Zedcrest is already leading the charge.
Zedcrest’s Head of Brands and Communications, Oyinkansola Adeboye, while presenting the books to the commissioner, disclosed that plans are underway to distribute them nationwide.
She mentioned that Zedcrest will leverage its existing partnership with MacTay, a key stakeholder in the state government’s “Adopt a School” program, to ensure that pupils in public primary schools across the state can access the books through the organisation’s not-for-profit arm, MacTay Foundation.
Adeboye commended the commissioner for the warm reception and for sharing valuable insights on the current state of financial education in Nigeria.
Zedcrest Group had unveiled the two educational books, “The A-Z of Finance Colouring Book” and “Zedcrest Little Heroes: A Financial Literacy Journal for Kids”, at a book reading and launch event held in commemoration of International Children’s Day 2025.
