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Crop2cash has emerged overall winner of the 2018 First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Wennovation Hub Agritech Demo Day.
The ten finalists are Agromart, Oga Farmer, Alosfarm, Kosher Integrated Farms, Crops2cash, Dilivas Box, Comestibles, FarmMonie, Farm Spark and Green Maple. And they all pitched to a jury with a feedback and question session immediately after every pitch.
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Five Nigerian banks have been ranked among 1000 global banks by The Banker Magazine’s 2018 1000 Global Bank.
According to The Banker, Africa’s economic fortunes improved over the 2017 review period following a difficult couple of years in which lower commodity prices hit the performance of the continent’s largest markets.
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The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) has declared Ayodeji Odeleye, an Estate Surveyor, as the winner of its 2018 Edition of Young Managers Competition (YMC) held in Lagos.
The five finalists were Ayodeji Odeleye (Winner), Iyeku Akinwale (first Runner up), Caleb Eke (Second Runner up), Ibidunni Lawani (Third Runner up) and Akinkunmi Elizabeth (Fourth Runner).
The star prize for the winner is a prize of ₦1.5 million, while the first, second and the third runners up were rewarded with ₦800,000, ₦500,000 and ₦200,000 worth of management training at NIM Headquarters respectively.
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Keystone Bank Limited emerge winner at the 2018 International Banker Awards, 2018 in two categories namely: Africa’s Best Customer Service Provider and Nigeria’s Most Innovative Retail Bank of the year, 2018.
According to Mr. Simon Hughes of the International Banker Magazine:
“We depend on nominations from our readers to locate the worthiest financial institutions around the world, the banks that are not just doing their jobs well but exceptionally well, that are in effect operating on the cutting edge of the industry and setting new levels of performance to which others in the field will aspire.
The size of the bank is not as important as the size of its impact; therefore, banks in countries from North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia, the Middle East and Africa are recognized for offering what top-of-the-line banks provide: much-needed capital for economic growth, cutting-edge innovation to improve security and efficiency, intelligent investing to maximize profits and shareholder value.
And I am happy to announce to you that Keystone Bank has demonstrated these qualities, hence, the recognition.”
Receiving the awards on behalf of the Bank at the London Stock Exchange studio, the Group Managing Director/CEO, Keystone Bank Limited, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei, said:
“This recognition speaks volumes. It validates the strong management, staff commitment to service excellence, sound business model and prudent risk management of Keystone Bank.”
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United Bank for Africa, Access Bank and Stanbic IBTC Capital have emerged winners at the 2018 Euromoney Awards for Excellence held in London.
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), was named Africa’s best bank in the Digital category.
Access Bank was named Africa’s best bank for corporate responsibility 2018.
According to Access Bank Chief Financial Officer, Seyi Kumapayi:
“Access Bank is honoured to be recognised as Africa’s Best Bank for Corporate Responsibility, This serves as a testament to the Bank’s resolute efforts in financing sustainable economies in the societies in which we operate.
We believe the net impact of our business activities must be positive to accelerate our drive towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals and the development of a resilient and vibrant economy across Africa.”
Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc., emerged the best investment banking institution in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence.
According to Euromoney:
“Stanbic IBTC, Nigeria’s best investment bank, closed 38 investment banking deals in 2017, despite macroeconomic conditions that while improving, remain challenging.”
In selecting its recipients, Euromoney’s principle was hinged both on quantitative and qualitative data to honour institutions that have brought the highest levels of service, innovation and expertise to their customers.
The 2018 Euromoney awards ceremony covers more than 20 global product categories, best-in-class awards and the best Banks in over 100 countries around the world, recognising institutions that have demonstrated leadership, innovation, and momentum in the markets in which they operate.
Access Bank Plc and its Group Managing Director/CEO, Herbert Wigwe receive honours at the 2018 Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards in Germany.
Access Bank received the Karlsruhe award for “Outstanding Business Sustainability Achievement” in recognition of the bank’s impressive success in holistically embedding sustainability across all aspects of operations.
This was the third consecutive win for the bank.
Access Bank Group Managing Director/CEO, Herbert Wigwe, was also honoured for his remarkable leadership and commitment to sustainable development with the “Sustainable Leader of the Year for Africa” award.
The award was presented in recognition of Wigwe’s exceptional leadership in driving business transformation through incorporating social, environmental and economic values in the bank’s operations.
According to Herbert Wigwe:
“We are honoured to receive this level of recognition.
At Access Bank, sustainability is a part of our DNA and we promise to continue to be the face of social, economic and environmental developments that facilitates an inclusive and vibrant economy, business transformations and increase our shareholders value for tomorrow.”
In attendance at the awards ceremony were CEOs of leading global financial institutions, senior executives, top German government officials, policy makers, regulators and key sustainability stakeholders.
Organized by the European Global, UK, the European Global Banking & Finance Awards reflect the innovation, achievement, strategy, progressive and inspirational changes taking place within the Global Financial community.
The awards were created to recognize companies of all sizes which are prominent in particular areas of expertise and excellence within the financial sector in areas such as Europe, Latin America, Africa, MENA, Asia and Central Eastern Europe.
According to the organizers:
“The aim of the award is to highlight industry wide excellence within the global banking community.
Recipients of the European Magazine’s Banking and Finance Awards are scrupulously selected based on thorough interviews specially designed according to subscribers’ feedback.
Companies are nominated according to their performance, product offerings, innovative business solutions, work environment / values, and marketing strategies.
In this year’s edition, Keystone Bank and its CEO [Obeahon Ohiwerei] stood tall in the African continent. Therefore, we are recognizing the institution and the bank CEO for the innovative Mobile Banking App and other services introduced by the bank in recent times, targeted towards meeting customer needs.”
The judging panel of the award considered excellent leadership skills, enhanced organizational image and innovation. Since becoming Managing Director of the lender, Obeahon Ohiwerei has spearheaded a number of growth initiatives which has placed the bank on upward trajectory.
Receiving the awards, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Keystone Bank Limited, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei said:
“We are honoured to win the ‘Africa’s Most Innovative Bank’ award and to be recognized as the ‘Best Banking CEO’ in Africa.
These awards mark another milestone for Keystone Bank and is a testament of the diligent execution of the bank’s strategic initiatives on customer service.
Keystone Bank bank will continue to leverage its local knowledge, global exposure as well as presence to drive positive change in Africa, working actively with the government, local businesses, regulators and other stakeholders in deepening financial services.