Category: Business & Economy

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has won “The Best Retail Bank in Nigeria Award” for the fifth time; the “Mobile Payment Product of the Year award” and the “Credit Card Product of the Year award” in the 2016 Asian Banker Retail Services West African Awards which took place in Lagos.

Organized by the Asian Banker magazine, the awards programme is renowned for its rigorous and transparent process in selecting outstanding financial institutions in retail banking. It is to recognize competition and innovation in one of the fastest growing and fierce markets with fierce competition.

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Access Bank wins ‘Africa’s Best Bank Transformation’ in the Euromoney 2016 Awards for Excellence

Nigerian automobile designer Olufemi Odeleye spends nearly 10 years developing the prototype for a low-cost, multipurpose, mini tractor called Tryctor – created with the Nigerian, and African, small-scale farmer in mind

MinCommerce Solutions Limited (MIN) has launched Nigeria’s foremost indigenous online marketplace www.min.ng, which is primarily focused on indigenous products and businesses.

The indigenous online marketplace, which was launched in Lagos, would enable Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) operators of made in Nigeria products sell and market their goods and services to a wider audience both locally and internationally.

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The Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Segun Agbaje has bagged African Banker of the year at the 2016 African Banker Awards held in Lusaka, Zambia.

According to the Bank, the African Banker Awards is internationally recognized as the landmark finance event to reward achievements, commend best practices and celebrate excellence in African banking industry.

The African Banker awards provides a platform to bring together industry leaders from across Africa and celebrate the achievements of those driving economic growth in Africa.

Ellae Creative Design Agency win Gold at The 2016 Transform Brand Awards for the Best visual identity from the education sector for Brand Identity Design work delivered for one of its Nigerian Educational sector clients

Mahmood Ahmadu received the Nigerian Economic Development Award in recognition of his efforts and success in developing one of Africa’s leading technology companies and successfully operating his business in over 17 international locations across 10 different time zones.

The award was presented at the international conference of the International Strategic Alliance Committee (ISAC) held on the 4th and 5th of April 2016 at the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre in Westminster, London.

The special conference titled the Nigerian Mining & Agriculture Investment Summit, attracted high level local and international investors and business people interested in the hugely untapped opportunity in Nigeria’s mining and agriculture sector which is attracting much interest at the moment as the country seeks to diversify from its traditional dependency on oil.

At the conclusion of the very well attended conference, ISAC hosted a glittering Gala Dinner to celebrate and honour some outstanding individuals for their contribution to national development amongst them was entrepreneur and businessman Mahmood Ahmadu.

Ahmadu’s Nigerian Economic Development Award was presented by the Israeli Deputy Ambassador to the UK, Mr EitanNa’eh.