Banking Archives — Page 19 of 59

April 2, 2021 No Responses

UBA Assures Shareholders Of impressive Performance, Explains N7.7tri Assets

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Thursday assured its shareholders and investors of enhanced returns on investments in the coming months. This, the bank said, followed its establishment of a diversified business model that would ensure impressive performance. The...

March 24, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Group Declares N641.8b Revenue, N33.7b Profit In 2020

For the financial year ended December 31, 2020, Ecobank Group attained N641.8 billion revenue, representing nine per cent increase compared with N586.9b posted in the corresponding period of 2019. Audited report submitted to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) on...

March 17, 2021 No Responses

Zenith Bank Shareholders Okay N94.19b Total Dividend For 2020

Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday, approved proposed final dividend of N2.70 per share, bringing total dividend for the 2020 financial year to N3 per share, amounting to N94.19 billion. According to th...

March 8, 2021 No Responses

SEC Nigeria, AfDB Seal $400,000 Grant Agreement

The Securities and Exchange Commisssion (SEC) has signed $400,000 grant agreement with African Development Bank (AfDB) a part of measures to strengthen securities market regulation and broaden market instruments. Speaking during the virt...

March 8, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Unveils First SME Account

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its SME specific accounts designed to reinforce the Bank’s role in putting SME’s at an advantage whilst contributing to national growth and ...

March 6, 2021 No Responses

FirstBank Unveils First Global Transfer To Ease Cross-Border Payments

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has unveiled First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international transfer of funds across its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa. FirstBank Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, disclosed this in a statement on Friday....

February 27, 2021 No Responses

CBN Tasks Bank CEOs, Others To Reset Economy

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, has urged Bank Chief Executive Officers and other stakeholders to work together to reset the Nigerian economy to achieve massive growth. Emefiele gave the advice at a one-day...

February 19, 2021 No Responses

SEC Nigeria Urges Senior Bankers To Mentor Younger Generation

The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Malam Lamido Yuguda, has urged senior bankers to mentor the younger generation so as to ensure sustainability, safety and soundness of the banking and finance industry. Lamido...

February 9, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria Introduces Money Transfer Via SMS, WhatsApp

Ecobank Nigeria says its customers are now able to transfer funds by email, SMS and Whatsapp – new features available on the Bank’s Mobile App. A statement issued by the Bank quoted Olukorede Demola-Adenyi, Head, Co...

February 4, 2021 No Responses

Experts Task CBN On Open Banking Regulation

Partner and Lead, Digital Transformation, KPMG, Mr Boye Ademola, on Wednesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to initiate a policy on open banking in Nigeria to transform the sector. Ademola made the call during a virtual panel...

January 31, 2021 No Responses

FBN Holdings Announces New Board Members

FBN Holdings Plc has announced the appointments of Mr Seni Adetu and Mrs Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive Directors. The company also appointed Mr Otu Hughes as a Non-Executive Director. In a statement, Group Chairman of FBN Holdings, Dr...

January 30, 2021 No Responses

Fidelity Bank Restates Support To MSMEs

Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing the productivity and prosperity of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country by providing capacity building and advisory services, innovative funding options and other forms of releva...

January 29, 2021 No Responses

Fitch Rating: Ecobank Nigeria Has Stable Outlook, Quality Management

Fitch Ratings has assigned Ecobank Nigeria Limited (ENG) a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook, Viability Rating (VR) of ‘b-‘ and National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB (nga)’. The report, re...

January 28, 2021 No Responses

Ecobank Pledges To Boost MSMEs Lending With N50b Bilateral Subordinated Loan

Ecobank Nigeria newly sourced N50 billion credit will be deployed to support Micro, Small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) and small corporates in the country, Managing Director, Patrick Akinwuntan has said. He pointed out that the bank recognizes MS...