The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has reiterated the need for collaboration between the Bank and Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) on financial inclusion and capacity building with a view to moving the industry forward. The Managing Director, who was speaking against the backdrop of Ecobank’s giant strides in the digital banking space during CIBN stakeholder’s ... Read More »
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2019 WORLD BOOK DAY
Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo attended a Book Reading event to commemorate the World Book Day. The event which was held at the Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos and organized by Famfa Oil Limited had in attendance children drawn from various public and private schools in Lagos. L-R: Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, ... Read More »
GTBank Sponsors 2019 Lagos International Polo Tournament
Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2019 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc. This year’s competition will begin on March 13, 2019 and will see both Nigerian and foreign teams compete in ... Read More »
GTBank Sponsors 2019 Lagos International Polo Tourname
Some of the most renowned indigenous and international polo teams are set to convene in Lagos, Nigeria to compete for highly coveted trophies in the 2019 Lagos Int’l Polo Tournament. Sponsored by leading African Financial Institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc. This year’s competition will begin on March 13, 2019 and will see both Nigerian and foreign teams compete in five ... Read More »
We’ll list on NSE before July, says MTN as Nigeria revenue hits N965bn
MTN Group says it will list Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in the first half of 2019, after recording very positive trade numbers in 2018 fiscal year. The telecommunication giant made this disclosure in a mailed statement seen by TheCable on Thursday, as its results showed a total revenue of 37,971,000,000 South African rand (N965.3bn). “MTN plans to list by ... Read More »
GTBank Releases 2018 Full Year Audited Results …….. Reports Profit before Tax of 215.6 Billion
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2018to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial metrics and improved strategicpositioning of the brand. Gross earnings for the year grew by 3.7% to 434.7billion from 419.2billion reported in the December 2017. Profit ... Read More »
UBA Group Launches Full Banking Operations in the UK
London, March 1, 2019, three weeks after the UBA group launched its operations in Mali, the global financial city of London hosted a high level gathering of business and public sector leaders on Thursday February 28, 2019, as the new UBA franchise, UBA UK was formally birthed in the United Kingdom amidst high expectations. At the upscale ceremony which held ... Read More »
FirstBank rewards customers’ card-less transactions
FirstBank has announced its ongoing Visa on mobile (QR) payment promo to reward customers with various discounts for using the QR payment on the FirstMobile App. The promo ends February 28. The Visa QR payment on FirstBank’s Firstmobile is a smart and convenient way to carryout transactions without the use of cards. All that is needed is for the customer ... Read More »
Heritage Bank plans $25,000 grant for tech start-up winners
Heritage Bank Plc will be giving $25, 000 grant to winners in its innovation accelerator programme tagged, “HB LAB”. The maiden edition of HB LAB is a 12-week programme, expected to provide technology startups with enabling environment, resources and support required to innovate and accelerate impactful solutions. It said it would radically improve financial Inclusion/Intermediation, in agriculture and other related ... Read More »
Access Bank gets SEC’s nod on N15b Green Bond issuance
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the book build for the proposed Access Bank Plc N15 billion Green Bond issuance. Following the approval, the book build, which commenced yesterday will be concluded within a week. This will be followed by funding of commitment by Friday, March 1, 2019. The Bond, a five-year Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Green Bond ... Read More »