Winners Of The Asian Banker Awards 2019 [West Africa]

Winners have emerged at The Asian Banker Awards 2019 [West Africa] held in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria on April 25, 2019.

Currently, The Asian Banker Awards covers the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and West Africa where more than 300 banks and non-bank retail financial services players in more than 42 countries are evaluated.

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Global Banking And Finance Awards 2019 Honors Coronation Merchant Bank & First Bank [Nigeria]

Global Banking and Finance Review has announced Coronation Merchant Bank as the 2019 Global Banking & Finance Awards winner for Best Investment Bank Nigeria 2019.

Global Banking and Finance Review awarded Coronation Merchant Bank in recognition for its dedication to providing leadership and excellence in investment banking.

Global Banking and Finance Review named First Bank as the Best Retail Bank in Nigeria.

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Winners Of 5th BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards 2019

Winners have emerged in the BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards 2019 organised by BusinessDay Media in collaboration with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) held at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos.

The BusinessDay Top 25 CEOs And Next Bulls Awards now in its 5th edition, recognize companies and CEOs that have taken actions that has grown or substantially improve their business, and offer prospects of a long-term value.

According to the organiser, these companies have been honoured for contributing to the growth of the market capitalisation of quoted firms in 2018, in spite of the overall market performance ending in the negative territory, while others were celebrated for inculcating good corporate governance, innovations and raising the standards of their organisations to a point where it would be seamless if they were to be listed on the NSE today.

The organisers of the award said the companies impacted positively on investors at the NSE in the 2018 financial year.

The BusinessDay Next Bulls Awards follows an informal, proprietary survey carried out by BusinessDay analysts on 1,000 respondents.

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FBN Holdings Wins 2018 World Finance Best Corporate Governance In Nigeria Award

FBN Holdings Plc has emerged winner of the 2018 World Finance Best Corporate Governance in Nigeria Award at an event held in London Stock Exchange studio.

The World Finance Corporate Governance Award provides a comprehensive analysis of the very best across various areas of business endeavours in each market around the world and commend companies with a proven track record of excellence in governance.

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Kobo360 Named Disrupter Of The Year At 2019 Africa CEO Awards

Kobo360 has been named Disrupter of the Year at the 2019 Africa CEO Forum Awards at the Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda.

In a statement on Tuesday (26 March), the Africa CEO Forum said the Lagos-based e-logistics startup received the accolade for registering “immediate and significant success” in a sector in which the forum said costs are higher in Africa than anywhere in the world.

Kobo360 was up against fellow nominees Jumia, Africa’s Talking, Baobab+ and Intouch for the award.

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Theresa Ojekou Ibas & Osahon Uhuangho Win Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2019

Theresa Ojekou Ibas & Osahon Uhuangho have emerged Nigerian winners of the Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2019.

Theresa Ojekou Ibas, the Founder of Wodomi OJ Ibas Chambers won the Insurance and Reinsurance Lawyer of the Year award in Nigeria.

Osahon Uhuangho, the Managing Partner of BT & O Partners won the Project Finance Lawyer of the Year award in Nigeria.

The Awards recognise the true innovators who help drive the FinTech industry forward and help make the sector what it is today. We acknowledge and reward the individuals, firms, start-ups and banks that have not failed to astonish with their dedication to innovation.

The Finance Monthly FinTech Awards 2019 serve to recognise and celebrate the creators and innovators in the financial technology world.

Winners Of 2019 CBN EPIS Efficiency Awards

Winners have emerged in the 2019 edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) Efficiency Awards.

The CBN EPIS Efficiency Awards is organized to celebrate financial institutions, merchants and other stakeholders at the forefront of driving electronic payment in Nigeria. Now in its fourth year, the awards are based on objective analysis of all E-payments data collated by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) over a full calendar year.

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