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September 29, 2021 No Responses

Adesola Emerges Ecobank Nigeria Board Chairman

The Board of Directors, Ecobank Nigeria has announced the appointment of three non-executive directors: Mrs. Bola Adesola, Mrs. Titilayo Olujobi and Mrs. Bimbola Wright. According to the Board, the new Directors have distinguished themselves in their various careers bringing with them...

September 27, 2021 No Responses

Nigeria At 61: Access Bank To Reward 14 Customers With N1m Each

Access Bank Plc has concluded plans to reward 14 customers with N1million each in the DiamondXtra Independence Splash to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. In a statement on Monday, Access Bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, Mr Vic...

September 19, 2021 No Responses

CBN, NDIC, UBA, Unity Bank, Heritage Bank, Others Support FICAN At 30

Banking and Finance stakeholders are set to converge at the 2021 Annual Conference and 30th-anniversary celebration of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN). The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Securities and Exchange Commissi...

September 7, 2021 No Responses

Stanbic IBTC Records 50.13% Drop In Profit

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc on Monday posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N24.70 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This was stated in the bank’s consolidated and separate interim financial statements signed by the Company Secretary,...

August 25, 2021 No Responses

CBN’s Approval Delays Stanbic IBTC H1 Result

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc on Tuesday explained the delay in the release of its half-year audited result for the period ended July 31, 2021. Company Secretary, Mr Chidi Okezie in a notice posted on the website of the Nigerian Exchange...

August 17, 2021 No Responses

Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge Produces 30 More Winners

A total of thirty members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have won cash prizes and business grants totaling N10 million in the 6th edition of the expanded Unity Bank flagship business plan competition known as Corpreneurship Challenge. &n...

August 13, 2021 No Responses

Access Bank Unveils DiamondXtra Season 13, To Reward Customers With N600m

Access Bank Plc on Thursday unveiled DiamondXtra Season 13 savings promo to reward loyal customers with N600 million. The bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, Mr Victor Etuokwu, said at the launch in Lagos that the initiative was instituted to en...

August 9, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Lifts FirstMonie Agents With N100b Loan

First Bank Nigeria has been at the forefront of promoting financial inclusion in the country, impacting Nigerians, regardless of their locations nationwide. The Bank currently has over 120,000 Firstmonie Agents spread across 772 Local Government Ar...

July 31, 2021 No Responses

FBN Holdings posts N38.1b Profit In Half-Year

For the half year ended June 30, 2021, FBN Holdings Plc has declared Profit after tax (PAT) of N38.1 billion against N35.6 billion posted in the corresponding period of 2020, indicating an increase of 6.9 per cent. In a statement...

July 11, 2021 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Unveils 7-Point Growth Agenda

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The management of Fidelity Bank Plc has unveiled seven-point agenda aimed at strategic growth and expansion. In a statement on Saturday, the bank’s Chief Executive Officer/ Managing Direct...

June 28, 2021 No Responses

Access Bank CEO, Wigwe Emerges African Banker Of The Year

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Mr Herbert Wigwe, has been named as the African Banker of the Year for the second consecutive year. A statement issued on Sunday explained that he was recognised at the 2021...

June 22, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Promotes 600 Staff, Recruits New Employees

Ecobank Nigeria has announced the promotion of 682 staff effective May 1st, 2021 representing 26% of its core staff despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and all the attendant impact on business performance globally. This accord...

June 17, 2021 No Responses

Zenith Bank Gets Best Corporate Governance Financial Services Award

Zenith Bank Plc has been named as the Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ Africa 2021 by the Ethical Boardroom for the second consecutive year. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of the bank, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, in a statement o...

June 7, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Appoints New Head Of Marketing And Corporate Communications

Ecobank Nigeria has announced the appointment of Mr. Babajide Sipe to Head the Marketing and Corporate Communications department. In a statement sens to City BusinessNews online, Ecobank Nigeria said: “ An experienced Marketing & B...