Nine Nigerians Emerge Recipients Of 2020 The Diana Award

Nine Nigerians have emerged recipients of the 2020 The Diana Award, which celebrates outstanding young people selflessly creating and sustaining positive social change.

The Diana Award was established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales for young persons aged 9-25 years for their social action or humanitarian work through a retrospective nomination process only.

Young people as recipients of the 2020 The Diana Award do not work towards the award, rather they demonstrate their suitability through their actions, without any expectation of reward.

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FBN Holdings Plc Wins 2019 World Finance Award For Best Corporate Governance In Nigeria

FBN Holdings Plc has won the 2019 World Finance award for best corporate governance in Nigeria.

The award was organised by World Finance, a quarterly print and online magazine that provides coverage and analysis of the financial industry, international business and the global economy.

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Dr. Samson Arigbamu Invents Stethoscope With Sound Recognition Capacity

Dr. Samson Arigbamu has invented a stethoscope with sound recognition capacity after being issued a patent (number: 10,667,783) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The stethoscope is equipped with components capable of identifying adventitious lung such as COVID-19 infected lungs immediately.

Dr. Samson Arigbamu disclosed that the stethoscope is in production at prototype and optimisation stage, which the final product would commence by December [2020].

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Zenith Bank Plc Ranked Number One Bank In Nigeria In The Banker Magazine Tier-1 Capital 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking

Zenith Bank Plc has been ranked as the number one bank in Nigeria in The Banker Magazine Tier-1 Capital 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking.

Tier 1 capital is the core measure of a bank’s financial strength from a regulator’s point of view. It is composed of core capital, which consists primarily of common stock and disclosed reserves, but may also include non-redeemable non-cumulative preferred stock.

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Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc Wins Global Finance Magazine Best-Custodian Bank Award In Nigeria [18th Edition]

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has won the Global Finance magazine Best-Custodian Bank Award in Nigeria for the ninth time.

This was disclosed by Global Finance magazine, during the announcement of its selections for the 18th annual Best Sub-custodian Bank Awards in seven regions and more than 80 countries.

For the awards, Global Finance obtained input from users of sub-custody services.

The performance was judged over the period covering January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019.

Apart from Nigeria, three subsidiaries within Standard Bank Group, the parent company of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, were selected as best sub-custodian banks for their respective countries. These are Ghana, Namibia and Mozambique.

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Annabel Kemmy Emerges Best Student With Distinction In Master Of Arts In Security Studies At University Of Rwanda [2019/2020]

Annabel Kemmy has emerged as the best student with a distinction in the Master of Arts in Security Studies at the University of Rwanda [2019/2020].

Annabel Kemmy also received the best College Research Paper and third best in merit of Senior Command and Staff Course 08 (Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College).

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