*Gov Obiano, Reginald Ihejiahi Named As Accomplices A former employee of Fidelity Bank Plc has unearthed a fraud allegedly carried out by the present governor of Imo State, Willie Obiano, while he was one of the bank’s directors. Also fingered in the mess is the former Managing Director of the bank, Reginald Ihejiahi. In a…
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Diamond Bank Sponsors VVF Surgeries, Donates Equipment To Fistula Centres
Diamond Bank Plc, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, has invested in the health sector in a bid to promote the wellbeing of women in Nigeria. The leading retail bank in Africa will be sponsoring the medical surgeries of 15 young Nigerian women suffering from Vesico Vagina Fistula, VVF. This initiative is in…
Brand South Africa Takes Business To Nigeria
The company responsible for creating positive and compelling brand image for South Africa, the Brand South Africa, has identified the Nigerian market as a key focus for its Africa programme. At a breakfast meeting held in Lagos recently, the outfit’s Chief Executive Officer, Miller Matola, disclosed that the choice of Nigeria alongside Angola, DRC, Ghana,…
Skye Bank Dragged To Court Over Multi-Billion Naira Fraud
In recent times, Skye Bank has been in the news for the wrong reasons and it is gradually giving some people the impression that sooner or later, the financial institution would become one of the notorious banks that breed fraudsters, especially if urgent steps are not taken to tackle its dwindling reputation. It would be…
Panic As Fraud Rocks First Bank, EFCC Wades In
Financial institutions are meant to be a place where monies belonging to their customers are kept, but with the rate of frauds being perpetrated by employees of these institutions, some bank customers have continued to sleep with their eyes wide opened. One of such banks that fraudulent activities go on is First Bank Plc. Aproko247…
ATM Withdrawal Charges Re-introduced
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has disclosed that from September 1, 2014, withdrawals from the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, will now attract the sum of N65. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director, Banking and Payment Systems Department, Dipo Fatokun. Fatokun explained that the new charge will only be…
PRRedline Named Outstanding PR Agency Of The Year
Fastest growing Public Relations outfit, PRRedline, has clinched the Outstanding PR Company of the Year award at the just concluded 5th Classic Africa Merit Award, CAMA, 2014, packaged by Classic International Magazine, one of Nigeria’s celebrity journals with diverse readership profile. The ceremony took place at the prestigious 10 Degrees Events Centre in Ikeja, Lagos,…
Heritage Bank’s Ambassador, Zuriel Ends Education Tour, Jets Out For US-Africa Summit
Brand ambassador for Heritage Bank, Zuriel Oduwole, has wrapped up her tour of six nations. Zuriel has been on the road for the Girl-Child education via her #followTheBallForEducation campaign, which has largely been successful. The tour was brought to an end on Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She visited the USA,…
Ekiti Varsity Wins FCMB Enactus Nigeria National Competition
A winner has emerged in the 2014 edition of Enactus Nigeria National Competition, which is sponsored by First City Monument Bank, FCMB. The contest is for tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This year’s competition, with the theme, ‘See Possibilities’, was held in Lagos from July 15 to 18, 2014 and contestants from 35 universities and polytechnics…
Union Bank, Wakanow Partner To Boost Affliate Lending
Foremost financial institution in Nigeria, Union Bank, had entered into a partnership with the country’s first and leading online travel company, Wakanow.com, in a bid to improve business turnover of the company’s affiliates. The deal, according to a statement made available to Aproko247, was signed to provide a global limit of N1 billion overdraft with…