Category: Business

In a strategic move to sustain its impressive performance, leading financial institution Fidelity Bank Plc has announced significant changes to its Board of Directors, effective January 14, 2025. According to a regulatory filing on the corporate disclosure portal of NGX Regulation Limited, the Bank has received the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) approval to appoint Alhaji Abdullahi Sarki Mohammed as an Independent Non-Executive Director, Ms. Obiaku Augusta Okam as a Non-Executive Director, and Mr. Sufiyanu Ibrahim Garba as an Executive Director, all effective January 14, 2025. Alhaji Mohammed brings over…

As part of its commitment to fostering inclusivity, Fidelity Bank Plc has inaugurated the Bundles of Joy programme, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at creating supportive spaces and activities for children with special needs while addressing the psychological and emotional well-being of their parents and caregivers. The first session of the programme was held over the weekend at a dedicated facility in Lekki, Lagos. Dr. Meksley Nwagboh, Divisional Head of Brand and Communications at Fidelity Bank, welcomed participants and emphasized the bank’s dedication to creating meaningful experiences for its customers and…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso claimed that staff who left the apex bank in December did so voluntarily with payment of full benefits and were not disengaged or forced to quit. This was disclosed today (Friday) during the resumed investigative hearing to probe the disengagement of the 1000 workers and how the N50 billion terminal benefits were arrived at for them. The hearing was held at the instance of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee to probe the matter, chaired by Hon. Usman…

The Committee of Banks in Nigeria on Thursday lifted the victims of the recent flooding in some parts of Jigawa State with a solidarity visit to Dutse, the state capital, during which they made donation of assorted items of relief materials to the State Government as part of their own contribution to alleviate the plight of those impacted by the September 2024 natural disaster. The donation of the relief materials comprising food items, including bags of rice, cartons of vegetable cooking oil, mattresses, and beverages were presented to the Governor…

  Polaris Bank has achieved yet another milestone by emerging as the Sectoral Winner in the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Sector category at the 2024 NECA Annual Employers’ Excellence Awards.   The Bank received the sectoral recognition for its innovative HR practice at the NECA’s Excellence Awards, (the 4th edition) which held recently at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Ikeja.   The recognition is particularly significant as it marks the first award the Bank has received for its efforts in Human Resources Management, reaffirming Polaris Bank’s commitment to creating a…