Fidelity Bank has facilitated the disbursement of over N34 Billion in direct credit to players in the Nigerian rice value chain. The bank’s interventions in recent years have helped to unlock spontaneous financing opportunities for a large swathe of paddy rice farmers with significant contributions to the expansion of national paddy rice output. Only recently, the bank part-financed the construction ... Read More »
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Stanbic IBTC Opens New Branch in the Lekki Free Trade Zone
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has opened a new branch in the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State. The new branch will serve the banking and pension needs of the financial institution’s current and prospective clients along the LFTZ corridor and environs. Demola Sogunle, Chief Executive Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, said ... Read More »
GTCO Plc, Completes Acquisition of Investment One Funds Management Limited
Guaranty Trust Holding Company plc (GTCO Plc), is pleased to inform The Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public of the completion of the acquisition of 100% shares in Investment One Funds Management Limited (“the Acquisition”). Commenting on the completion of the Acquisition, Mr. Segun Agbaje, Group Chief Executive Officer of GTCO Plc said “We are excited about our foray ... Read More »
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI®: PMI dips to four-month low at the start of 2022
The opening month of 2022 revealed a solid expansion in Nigeria’s private sector. Output continued to rise at a robust pace thanks to larger workforces as well as supportive domestic and international demand conditions. However, cash shortages weighed on new orders, which rose at the softest rate for a year-and-a-half. Nevertheless, firms remained committed to raising output and stockpiled inputs ... Read More »
Senate Commends NNPC for Engendering Competitiveness
..Pledges Support for Frontier Exploration The Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for repositioning the Nigerian oil and gas industry into a competitive business environment. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, gave the commendation when he led members of the Committee on an oversight visit to the ... Read More »
Julius B. Omodayo-Owotuga, FCA, CFA, joins FBN Holdings Board
The Deputy Chief Executive of Geregu Power Plc and previously Group Executive Director Finance & Risk Management of Forte Oil Plc (now Ardova Plc) has joined FBN Holdings Board as a Non-Executive Director following the approval of his appointment by the Central Bank of Nigeria according to the notification sent by the company secretary to the NGX. JB is a ... Read More »
Ana Campos, Rwandan And Nziza Ken, Angolan Emerged Winners In Future Face Of Africa Contest
Pic 1 – Ana Campos, a Rwandan and Nziza Ken, an Angolan both winners of Future Face Africa model talent search competition held at Eko Hotels and Tours, Lagos, Nigeria at the weekend. Pic 2 – Ana Campos, a Rwandan and Nziza Ken, an Angolan both winners of Future Face Africa model talent search competition held at Eko Hotels and ... Read More »
Stanbic IBTC Asset Management Set To Advance Customer Assets In 2022
In a bid to develop the Nigerian capital market and enhance the economy, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, is set to advance customer assets in 2022 with its bouquet of investment solutions. Incorporated in 1992, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management has been providing investment services to foreign and domestic portfolio investors comprising global custodians, fund ... Read More »
FIRSTBANK’S SMECONNECT PORTAL COULD BE THE DIFFERENTIATOR FOR SMES IN NIGERIA
Over a hundred years since banks came into Nigeria, services rendered to small and medium scale businesses were limited to core banking services and transactions. However, those that cared to look further were able to stand the test of time, reinventing themselves with cutting edge financial services that remain key to sustaining its relevance to not just its host communities ... Read More »
Fidelity Bank Rewards Customers in GAIM 5 Promo
L-R: Chief Digital Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Lanre Showunmi; Regional Bank Head, Ikoyi, Fidelity Bank Plc, Chetachi C. Ezenagu; N1 million cash prize winner, Stanley Sunday Okpoto; representative of N1 million cash prize winner (Ajoma Rachael Iyawo), Dare Ajayi; Group Head, Property, Procurement & Vendor Management, Fidelity Bank Plc, Uche Obodoekwe; Divisional Head, Product Development, Fidelity Bank Plc, Osita Ede; ... Read More »