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Zenith Bank Widens the Gap: Inside Nigeria’s Best-in-Class Lender Zenith Bank Plc has spent 2026 collecting the kind of hardware that separates a good regional lender from a genuine African champion. Fresh off a sweep of Euromoney’s most coveted awards, a completed acquisition in Kenya, a newly opened subsidiary in ...

BUA Cement Posts ₦16.57bn FX Gain, Accelerates Expansion with ₦60.67bn Capital Investment BUA Cement recorded a net foreign exchange gain of N16.57 billion during the first half of 2026 compared with only N782.8 million in the same period last year and a N9.70 billion foreign exchange loss for the full ...

Wema Bank Announces the 7th Edition of Hackaholics …Introduces 3 tracks, 7 Verticals, millions of naira in grant prizes Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous national bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the 7th edition of its flagship innovation initiative, Hackaholics. The announcement ...

Tony Elumelu at Africa Forward Summit: “Our Youth Do Not Need Handouts”   Heirs Holdings Founder tells Presidents Ruto and Macron that Africa wants partners of substance, based on equality, and that power and infrastructure must come first.   At the 2026 Africa Forward Summit, convened by Kenyan President H.E. ...

Wema Bank Plc Sets the Record Straight on False and Misleading Publication by NDIC on Legacy Transactions Involving Defunct Gulf Bank Plc Wema Bank Plc has noted with concern recent media publications containing false, misleading, and wholly unsubstantiated allegations regarding the sale of certain Banana Island properties purportedly linked to ...

ZENITH BANK ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF KENNEDY OKWUDILI AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR   Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Kennedy Onuwa Okwudili as an Executive Director of the bank effective May 1, 2026.  The appointment, which is consistent with the bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders ...

ZENITH BANK OPENS MANCHESTER BRANCH TO SUPPORT CROSS-BORDER TRADE AND INVESTMENT   Zenith Bank Plc has announced the opening of a new branch in Manchester, United Kingdom, marking another significant milestone in the bank’s international growth and its commitment to strengthening financial connections between Africa and global markets.   The ...

Jide Sipe, Abiodun Coker of UBA, Others Emerge as ACAMB Executives …Chinwe Bode-Akinwande Elected First Vice President …New EXCO Pledges Unified Advocacy, Professional Growth The Association of Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has ushered in a new executive council, with a strong representation from leading financial institutions, to ...

WEMA BANK LAUNCHES “EVOLUTION OF LOVE” CAMPAIGN FOR VALENTINE’S DAY …Offers celebrity performance for newly-weds and other gifts for singles, friends and couples* Following the launch of “ALAT: The Evolution”, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has launched its ...

Five Years On, GTBank MD’s Silence Raises Questions as Bank’s Customer Complaints Mount Nearly five years after her appointment as Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Mariam Olusanya has yet to make a public appearance, a prolonged silence that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore as customer dissatisfaction with ...