Sterling Bank Emerges Best Participating Bank Under ACGSF

Sterling Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Participating bank under the National Farmer of the Year 2021 Award of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the National Award ceremony held in Abuja over the weekend.

According to a letter informing the bank of the award, Edwin Nzeku, Secretary to the board of the ACGSF, said, “Sterling Bank Plc has distinguished itself under the scheme by its national support to smallholder farmers in the year 2021"

"Sterling Bank Plc has emerged as the 2021 ACGSF Best Participating Financial Institution of the Year in the National Category and would be presented with the award at the ceremony.”

The ACGSF further said that the bank was recognised for its payout of more than N136.88 million to farmers across the country from January 2021 to December 2021 under the ACGSF.