Category: Business

Zenith Bank Retains Top Spot as Nigeria’s Number One Bank By Tier-1 Capital For Fifteen Years In The 2024 Top 1000 World Banks’ Ranking

For the fifteenth consecutive year, Zenith Bank Plc has retained its position as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2024 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings, published by The Banker Magazine. This ranking places Zenith Bank Plc as the 565th Bank globally with a Tier-1 Capital of $2.01 billion. The rankings,…

Unity Bank Customers Win Over N4 Million in Cashtoken Rewards Promo

Unity Bank customers have claimed over N4 million in cash rewards in its ongoing loyalty programme recently rolled out with Cashtoken, a Cash Reward-as-a-Service company. The winners included no fewer than 40 customers who adopted and transacted on the Bank’s digital banking platforms, including the UniFi mobile banking application, the *7799# USSD platform or activated…

Adaora Umeoji Highlights Zenith Bank’s Robust Financial Metrics; Says Bank Is Poised to Cross the N1 Trillion Mark in Profit In 2024

Zenith Bank Plc, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer –  Adaora Umeoji Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, held its Capital Markets Day last week to showcase the bank’s inherent values as it embarks on its recapitalization journey. The event, which brought together key market players, focused on the bank’s growth trajectory, strategic objectives, market…

Stanbic Ibtc Bank To Host Maiden Edition Of Its Home Ownership Summit

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has announced that it will hold the first edition of its Home Ownership Summit for individuals and business owners interested in owning their dream homes and investing in the real estate market. The event, themed ‘Building wealth through homeownership’, will take place on Tuesday, 25 June…

Stanbic IBTC Holdings to host the seventh edition of its Youth Leadership Series

Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a leading financial services group committed to fostering growth and innovation in Nigeria’s economic landscape has unveiled plans for its much-anticipated annual event, the Youth Leadership Series (YLS). Now in its seventh year running, the YLS serves as a beacon of inspiration and empowerment for the nation’s youth, offering invaluable insights and strategies for…

Stanbic IBTC Breakfast Session highlights investment potential in Nigeria’s energy sector

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a leading financial institution in Nigeria, recently hosted its pivotal Energy and Infrastructure Breakfast Session in Lagos. This event marked a significant milestone in the country’s dialogue on sustainable energy, drawing together a distinguished assembly of industry leaders, policymakers and experts. Dr. Demola Sogunle, Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, delivered a…

GTCO Plc Releases 2024 Q1 Unaudited Results Reports Profit before Tax of ₦509.3billion

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO or the Group) has released its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦509.3billion, representing an increase of 587.5% over ₦74.1billion recorded in the corresponding…

Fresh Crisis Hits Heritage Bank As NUBIFIE Shuts Down Bank’s Headquarters

THE WITNESS is reporting that the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE), has shut down Heritage Bank’s head office in Lagos following the sack of over 1000 personnel by the management of lender led by Mr. Akinola George-Taylor without following due process. The union said it had resolved to continue with…

Wema Bank Fined N61.4m For Breaching Nigerian Laws

Wema Bank found itself on the wrong side of 7 Nigerian laws in 2023, paying penalties totalling N61.350 million in one year. This was revealed in the bank’s full-year 2023 financial statement, which showed that the lender contravened a cybersecurity law, a section of the Bank and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020, the Central…

Yetunde Adegbite Spotlights Digital Innovation Opportunities for Advertisers

In an inspiring call to action at the World Out of Home Organization (WOO) Forum, Yetunde Adegbite, Managing Director iProspect Nigeria, an integrated marketing communications under Dentsu has emphasized the significant digital transformation opportunities awaiting out-of-home (OOH) advertising professionals, particularly in emerging markets. Delivering a keynote on “The Market & Media Landscape of Nigeria,” Yetunde’s…