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Barely a week after winning the 2016 Euromoney “Best Bank Transformation” Award in London, Access Bank Plc has just received the award for the “Outstanding Business Sustainability” in the 2016 Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards in Germany. This award, presented to the Bank in Karlsruhe, Germany’s most sustainable city, recognizes the …

Peter Amangbo, Zenith Bank GMD Zenith Bank Plc has launched a new mobile banking solution to make banking simpler and interesting. The bank’s *966# Eazybanking solution, which was recently launched into the Nigerian market, will complement the effort of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to build a cashless economy …

BoI Ag. CEO, Waheed Olagunju The Bank of Industry (BoI) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, have signed a memorandum of understanding on promoting financial inclusion. The partnership between the two banks is a roll out of an Africa-wide financial inclusion programme, initiated by Ecobank, to address lack of inclusive growth on …

The FCT Minster, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has com­mended the Dangote Foun­dation for donating food items to the Federal Capi­tal Development Authority (FCTA) for onward delivery and distribution to Internal­ly Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other vulnerable people in the Federal Capital Terri­tory. The Acting Secretary of the Social Development Secretariat, …

GTBank MD, Segun Agbaje Guaranty Trust Bank remains one of the top two rated Banks in Nigeria as shown by the recently released Rating Report by Fitch, a global rating agency. Fitch revised the Outlook on the Bank’s Long term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from Negative to Stable citing the Bank’s continuing strong earnings, and stronger-than-expected …

Tony Elumelu Leading African businessman and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu CON joined the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and wife of the Vice President of Nigeria, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo at a forum and exhibition on Nigerian Women in Export which was held in Abuja. Themed ‘Achieving Zero Oil …

– UBA stock now best performing on the exchange Fitch International, one of the foremost global rating agencies has affirmed United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc’s viability rating at “B”, as the pan-African banking group continue to sustain its benchmark asset quality and strong profitability amidst industry and macroeconomic challenges. …

… As The Bank targets expansion with Agency Banking Fitch, a global leader in credit ratings and research on Monday affirmed the Viability Ratings (VR) for FirstBank of Nigeria Limited at “B” even as the lender ranks above its peers in terms of earnings generation and remains the biggest and …

As part of its commitment to building and supporting economic growth and development in the country, Diamond Bank, in partnership with SME100, has rolled out strategic capacity development programmes that would boost the productive strength of Micro, Small and Medium scale Enterprises, MSMEs. The Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Uzoma Dozie, …

L-R, Vice President, Network Operations, Airtel Nigeria, Adedoyin Adeola; Country Manager, Google Nigeria, Mrs. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor with Managing Director, Rack Centre, Ayotunde Coker at the Nigeria International Technology and Exhibition Conference (NITEC) held at Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday. Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has said disruptive technologies can …