Banking/Finance

FIRSTBANK WINS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR AT THE AFREXIM BANK PAN-AFRICAN BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT AWARDS The award was bestowed on FirstBank in recognition of the Bank’s role in promoting trade and investment endeavours across the continent. With its subsidiaries across the FirstBank Group, FirstBank has continued to play a ...

LEADERSHIP AND FIRSTBANK’S SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONING TO ‘CLICK’ BANKING In December 2015, the share price of First Bank of Nigeria Limited was trading around N4.8 band. About seven years later, precisely last December, the value held tightly to N15, growing by over threefold amid general asset and economic doldrums. The steep ...

Access Bank PLC Expands Global Footprint with launch of French Subsidiary   Access Bank PLC, the flagship company of Access Holdings PLC, has officially launched its subsidiary in Paris, France. The Bank’s operations will focus on trade finance, initially capitalising on flows between Africa and France, particularly Francophone Africa. Herbert ...

WEMA BANK UNVEILS LATEST BRAND JINGLE FOR ALAT BY WEMA Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank, has unveiled the latest brand jingle for its digital banking application, ALAT by Wema which is set to become an instant hit with customers and music lovers alike. The new jingle is part of ...

Wema Bank Launches Upgraded ALAT for Business Digital Banking App Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank, has launched the upgraded version of its corporate digital banking application, ALAT for Business 2.0. The launch took place on May 3rd, 2023, during the bank’s Digital Week activities themed “Changing The Digital Dynamics ...

ZENITH BANK FETES SHAREHOLDERS WITH UNPRECEDENTED DIVIDEND PAYOUT OF N100.47 BILLION  At the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Zenith Bank Plc, held virtually from the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, 2 May 2023, shareholders of the bank unanimously approved the proposed final dividend payment of NGN2.90 per ...

Wema Bank Celebrates 78th anniversary, ALAT at six Wema Bank, a leading Nigerian financial institution renowned for its innovative banking solutions and Africa’s first fully digital bank, is set to commemorate its 78th and 6th anniversary with a bang. The week-long celebration, which commences on May 1st, 2023, promises an ...

Moruf Oseni takes over as the MD/CEO of Wema Bank Plc ·…Appointments of Wole Akinleye as Deputy Managing Director, and Tunde Mabawonku as Executive Director also approved by the CBN   Wema Bank Plc hereby announces Moruf Oseni as the substantive Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, ...

FirstBank Statement on False Allegation OFFICIAL STATEMENT  Our attention has been drawn to a sponsored sensational report by some online publications on a charge brought against the FirstBank.  While we will not be able to offer further comments as the matter is sub-judice, suffice it to say that the basis of the ...

Wema Bank Organises Financial Literacy Programme for Students to mark 2023 Global Financial Literacy Day.   Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading Innovative Financial Institution is championing financial literacy for the next generation by participating in the Global Money Week to commemorate the Financial Literacy Day on March 23, 2023. In ...