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…
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 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…
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…
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, 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)…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) will be strongly represented at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), which begins in Davos, Switzerland today. UBA CEO Kennedy Uzoka leads a senior executive team, at one of the most important events on the global economic calendar. The UBA delegation will interact with global business…
Heritage Bank Plc has announced the restructuring of its workforce, as part of efforts geared towards greater efficiency and resource optimization, in line with its growth and industry innovative agenda designed to strengthen the bank’s business across all markets where it operates. According to a statement from the bank, the restructuring processes was to up…
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), the statutory body that is vested with the responsibility of standardizing and regulating the quality of all products in Nigeria, has debunked the claims of a fake Amstel Malta in circulation. Fred Akingbesote, Deputy Director, who represented the Director General of the organisation, explained to Journalists in Lagos on…
As part of its culture of providing timely and affordable credit to assist youth in implementing their business ideas, Heritage Bank Plc under the Young Entrepreneurs & Students Grant Scheme, YESGrant, has provided N50 million in grants to 35 entrepreneurs. In partnership with the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum, NYPF, the grant was awarded to about…