Folowing official confirmation of Covid-19 cases in some African countries particularly Nigeria, MTN Group has taken a series of precautionary measures to ensure continuity of services and the safety of its stakeholders including employees, customers, communities and suppliers against the potential outbreak, The Gazelle News.com reports. This assurance was given on Wednesday, 18 March, 2020 by the acting Public Relations ... Read More »
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ZENITH BANK REWARDS SHAREHOLDERS, DECLARES DIVIDEND PAYOUT OF N87.9BN
Zenith Bank Plc, on Monday, March 16, 2020 held its 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja, Nigeria, during which the Bank’s shareholders unanimously approved the proposed final dividend of N2.50 per share, bringing the total dividend payment for the 2019 financial year to N2.80 per share with a total value of N87.9 billion. This followed the recent release of ... Read More »
Lagos Explosions: Fidelity CEO Commiserates With Victims, Assures Affected Traders of Support
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo on Monday commiserated with traders and others victims of Sunday’s tragic explosion in Abule Ado, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area (LGA) of Lagos State. Accompanied by other Executive Management staff, Okonkwo who visited the affected market areas was received by the leaders of the Balogun Business Association (BBA), Auto ... Read More »
Polaris Bank marks World Kidney Day
Polaris Bank and Renal Dialysis Centre have organised a symposium on kidney health. The symposium, which held at Radisson Blu, GRA, Ikeja, was sponsored by the bank with the support of Federal Ministry of Health and Lagos State Government. The event had in attendance stakeholders from the health sector. In his goodwill message on the World Kidney Day, the Managing ... Read More »
Heritage Bank, GEZAWA set to transform Nigeria’s agric sector to huge commercial hub
L-R: Ibrahim Muhammad-Fari, Cluster Head/Experience Centre Manager, North Zone, Heritage Bank; Ahmad Isa-Dutse, Regional Head, North-East & North-West, Heritage Bank; Jude Monye, Executive Director, Heritage Bank; Binchang Binfa, MD, Makarios Global Resources Ltd and Project Consultant to Gezawa Commodity Market & Exchange Limited; Haj. Bilkisu Aliyu, Head of Operations – Project Implementation, Gezawa Commodity Market & Exchange Limited and Adelana ... Read More »
FIRSTBANK: EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH FINANCIAL INCLUSION
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is taking steps to ensure that women and women-led businesses are empowered. The bank has, through its FirstGem; FirstMonie and First Women Network empowered and brought several unbanked women into the financial system. This it proved during this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration. Empowering women through improved access to finance and social support are ... Read More »
FirstBank, CEO get African Leadership award
FIRSTBank of Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adesola Adeduntan have been awarded the African Bank of the Year and African Banking Personality of the Year 2019 at the Eighth African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Award dinner. The event themed ‘’Africa for Africans – Exploring the gains of a connected continent’’, was held at Johannesburg, South ... Read More »
ADESOLA ADEDUNTAN, CEO, FIRSTBANK – HOW TO DO WELL BY DOING GOOD
I travel to meet Dr Adesola Adeduntan in Edinburgh, where he has been invited to give a keynote address at the Edinburgh School of Business about the role of financial institutions in driving financial inclusion.Fittingly, as you land in Edinburgh, you are greeted by billboards from different investment funds advertising their credentials in responsible and sustainable investment and how ... Read More »
Zenith Bank Emerges Most Valuable Banking Brand In Nigeria
Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has again emerged as the MostValuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the recently released Banker Magazine Top 500Banking Brands 2020.For the third consecutive year, Zenith Bank has been ranked as the number one bankingbrand in Nigeria with a brand value of $287 million and market capitalisation of $1.62 billion,ranking 392 in the 2020 ... Read More »
FIRSTBANK’S ADESOLA ADEDUNTAN JOINS GLOBAL INDUSTRY LEADERS AT THE ANNUAL FINTECH & INSURETECH SUMMIT, BULGARIA
: Mr. Tunde Oladele, CEO, Software Group; Mr. Olayinka Situ, Group Head, Corporate Transformation, FirstBank; Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, CEO, FirstBank and Filip Genov, Co-Founder & CEO, F27 at the Annual FinTech & InsureTech Summit held at Sofia Event Center, Bulgaria. Rumen Radev, President of Bulgaria and Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited following a courtesy visit by Dr. ... Read More »