In a bid to promote local foods and strengthen the domestic market, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Services Provider has sponsored Season-3 of Bukas & Joints, hosted by Olisa Adibua, a respected media personality in the African continent. The launching of the screening of the Season-3 television food show in Lagos on Wednesday…
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GTBank Named Best Bank In Africa For Corporate Governance
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, has been awarded ‘Best Corporate Governance, Africa’, in the Financial services category at the 2017 Corporate Governance Awards. The event, organized by the Ethical Boardroom Magazine, recognizes outstanding companies who have exhibited exceptional leadership in the area of governance and professional ethics. Over the years, Ethical Boardroom magazine has consistently delivered…
Ecobank Enlists Fleet Operators For Lagos Operations
Ecobank Nigeria has enlisted the services of three fleet management companies to handle its transport services on Pay As You Go basis for its Lagos operations. The partnering companies include Uber, AA Rescue, and Car4U. Under the new arrangement, the Bank has concessioned its pool car services and its erstwhile outsourced drivers numbering about 300…
Hongxing Steel Company Renews Confidence in Nigeria
One of the leading steel manufacturing companies in West Africa, the Hongxing Steel Company Limited, with head office in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State, has renewed its faith in the future of Nigeria, saying the country has the potential to become a leading world economy in the next few years. According to Mr Andy Lu, Group…
UBA Strengthens Brand Affiliation on Nigerian Campuses, Unveils 15 Ambassadors
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Friday launched the maiden edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme with the induction of the first 15 brand ambassadors. The UBA Campus Ambassador Programme is an initiative to identify young emerging leaders among students of tertiary institutions and give them a unique and highly rewarding learning experience. The…
Why Akinsola Akinfemiwa Won’t Step Down as Heritage Bank Chairman Soon
A while ago, there were rumours that Akinsola Akinfeniwa would be stepping down as Chairman of Heritage Bank in December 2016. However, December 2016 as come and gone and he is still in charge of the bank that has been rumoured lately to be in crisis. Information filtering to us indicates that Chief Akinfemiwa will…
Centrespread Advertising Seeks Skye Bank’s Committal for Contempt of Court
Centrespread Advertising has asked Justice A. M. Lawal of the Federal High Court, Lagos to commit Skye Bank plc for contempt of court following the wrongful inclusion of its name on a list of delinquent borrowers published recently by Skye Bank in some national dailies. According to the frontline advertising agency, Skye Bank’s latest action…
More Millionaires to Emerge in Skye Bank’s Season II Millionaire Reward Scheme
Skye Bank is again set to make more millionaires out of Nigerians in its repackaged ‘Reach For The Skye Millionaire’ reward, Season II. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the bank. The Season II which officially kicked off in January 2017, promises to deliver more benefits to the public compared to Season…
Heritage Bank Empowers 100 Young Entrepreneurs With N8.5m
In continuation to its commitment to creating jobs, wealth, as well as deepen financial inclusion, Heritage Bank Plc has empowered 100 aspiring and existing young micro entrepreneurs in Ajegunle, Lagos State with a grant scheme of about N8.5million. This is being executed in partnership with the Center for Value Leadership (CVL), as part of the…
United Capital Plc, Societe Generale, Orange, Others Support African SMEs with €77m Fund
United Capital Plc, a leading African investment banking group, has partnered with global financial and corporate institutions to set up a Franco-African Investment Fund (FFA), with investible funds of 77 million euro. The aim of the fund is to accelerate the growth of innovative and entrepreneurial African and French small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs)…