They came in with textbooks. They left with business cards.

NOVA Bank Graduate Trainee Program (NGTP) 2026 Five minutes. Fifty-four graduates. One banking school. And a journey nobody fully prepared them for. This is the story of Nova Commercial Bank's 2026 Graduate Trainee Program — from the first awkward day in the classroom to the moment they walked onto a real banking floor and realised the job was nothing like the theory. And everything like it at the same time. We followed them through the sessions, the assessments, the role plays, the moments of panic before presentations, and the ones where something clicked and you could see it on their faces. It is funny. It is honest. It is what no one tells you about starting your career in banking. Whether you are thinking about a career in financial services, you are already in the industry and forgot what day one felt like, or you just enjoy watching people grow in real time — this one is for you. Nova Bank Graduate Trainee Program 2026. New Thinking. New Opportunities. 🔔 Subscribe for more content on careers, culture, and what it actually looks like to build something inside one of Nigeria's most dynamic banks.