A couple of months ago, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) basically told commercial banks in Nigeria to “lend or die.” Quite simply, the country’s apex bank had become fed up with banks hoarding all the cash and profiting off of it, when some of those funds could go into actually growing the local economy. […]
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CIBN presents accreditation certificate to Ecobank Nigeria Academy
Registrar/Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), ‘Seye Awojobi; 1st Vice President, CIBN, Bayo Olugbemi; Manager, Learning and Development, Ecobank Nigeria, Ayotunde Opeoluwa; Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan and 2nd Vice President, CIBN, Ken Okpara during the presentation of accreditation certificate to Ecobank Academy in Lagos on Friday. The Chartered Institute of […]
Ecobank engages new set of graduates in training
ECOBANK Nigeria through its training academy has commenced entry level development programme for new set of Graduate Trainees. A statement from the bank said the training programme is an intensive eight-week medley of learning interventions for fresh graduates. Bank The first set of 67 trainees will graduate at the end of the month and will […]
Zenith Bank Among Top 3 Most Credible In Ghana
ZENITH Bank Ghana emerged the second most credible bank in Ghana, according to Credmap Technology Ghana Banking Credibility Index. The inaugural “credibility-rating” engine is capable of combining crowd-rating and data mining to generate “credibility scores” of individuals and institutions using pooled data about their track record, history, commentary, biography, popular sentiment, and reputation. The assessment, […]
Ecobank Ghana launches ‘Omni-lite Digi banking app’ in Accra
Ghana’s informal trading community has been challenged to intensify record-keeping practices to make access to credit easy. Managing Director of Ecobank and Regional Executive Anglophone W/A, Dan Sackey, says the main reason most businesses in the informal sector have challenges accessing credit from financial institutions is the lack of information sharing and trust. Speaking at […]
Ghana’s banks may find themselves undercut by MTN’s mobile money
Ghana has overhauled regulations to enable mobile money services. Nicholas Seun Adatsi/Bloomberg When Kodjo Adovor, CEO of Kevi Capital in Accra, needs some business cards, he sends his order and a mobile money payment and within an hour has motorcycle delivery of the cards. A few years ago, Adovor says, he would have had to […]
Liberia: Making Banking More Efficient in Liberia
"Banks in Liberia must all transform themselves or they will be like dinosaurs," says John B. S. Davies, III, President of LBDI LBDI’s new platform targets youth, expands agent network across Liberia With high employment rate in the country, the president of the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) has announced new development that […]
Zimbabwe: 18 More Counts for Ex-ZBC Bosses
Former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chief executive Patrick Mavhura and ex-head finance, administration and human resources manager Benenia Shumba are likely to be charged with 18 more cases involving corruption, a court heard yesterday. This was said by the investigating officer handling the pair’s criminal abuse of office case Detective Assistant Inspector John Bvundura while […]
UNILAG VC lauds Ecobank, to partner on entrepreneurship, youth development initiatives
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, ProfessorOluwatoyin Ogundipe has commended Ecobank for its consistent support for the promotion of entrepreneurship among students and youths across the country. The Vice-Chancellor who was speaking while receiving Ecobank Management in his office ahead of the Investment Society, Unilag Colloquium, said that the University will collaborate with the Bank […]
UNILAG Lauds Ecobank, To partner On Entrepreneurship, Youth Devt
The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has commended Ecobank for its consistent support for the promotion of entrepreneurship among students and youths across the country. The Vice Chancellor who was speaking while receiving Ecobank Management in his office ahead of the Investment Society, Unilag Colloquium, said that the University will collaborate with […]