Category: Business & Economy

Two subsidiaries of SIFAX Group, SIFAX Haulage and Logistics Limited and Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) have won the Haulage & Logistics Company of the Year as well as Aviation Handling Company of the Year awards respectively at the fifth Nigeria Transport Awards.

The Nigeria Transport Awards is an annual event designed to reward deserving companies that have shown diligence, innovation and excellence in the country’s logistics industry.

Deutsche Bank AG, has rewarded Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Access Bank, Sterling Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC and Zenith Bank, for excellence in payment efficiency, cash management and trade finance.

The first award by Deutsche Bank AG, titled “Straight-Through Processing (STP) Excellence Award”, which has been a feature of Nigeria’s financial markets for six years, went to Ecobank Nigeria Ltd, followed by Stanbic IBTC and Sterling Bank Plc.

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United Bank of Africa Plc, (UBA) has won the Asian Banker Award for project execution – the first time that an African owned bank is winning such award. The recognition is hinged on the pioneering role that the bank played in adopting the Finacle Core Banking Application in undertaking such major technology decisions as core bank replacements.

Finacle as a core banking product and the services of CWG Plc and Infosys has supported the extremely fast growth of UBA to more than 18 African countries and position as the highest issuer of debit cards.

MD/CEO of Sujimoto, Sijibomi Ogundele has been honoured with the ‘Hospitality Honorarium Grand 2017 Award’ at the IDE 10th Hotelier Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa in appreciation of his tenacity and contribution to the hospitality and luxury industry in sub-Saharan Africa particularly for promoting Nigeria as the best place for Real Estate investment in Africa.

In recognition of its work to increase the profitability of thousands of smallholder farmers in Northern Nigeria over the last 6 years, Babban Gona (“Great Farm” in the Hausa language) emerged as the first for-profit enterprise to win the 2017 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship.

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Voguepay, a Nigerian secure online payments gateway company has been named the “Best Fintech Startup” at the 6th edition of the Cashless Africa Awards 2017 for its contributions to online payment in Nigeria and Africa in general.

The Awards honour organizations that have made significant contributions to the digital financial services sector and are poised to make considerable market impact in the future.

The Awards are dedicated to acknowledging creativity, commitment and excellence in the digital financial services across Africa.

VoguePay’s vision to make online, cross-currency payments and transactions safer, cheaper and more accessible for businesses, traders and consumers in Africa and internationally.

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has emerged the ‘Best Private Banking Services, Best Commercial Banking Capabilities & Best Net-worth Specific Services in Africa’ at the 14th Euromoney Private Banking Awards.

FBN Capital Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc emerged the ‘Best Asset Manager in Nigeria’.