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Zenith Bank GMD calls for concerted efforts to expand non-oil exports and revenue post COVID-19

By Ele Ifah Sunday August 27, 2020 131 0

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu has called for a concerted effort towards diversifying the country’s export base through the promotion of non-oil exports. He made the call during a Webinar themed “Prospects of Non-Oil Export During and Post COVID-19” organized by the bank on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.   […]Continue Reading

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‘The order of things’

By Ele Ifah Sunday August 26, 2020 200 0

By Obadiah Mailafia There was a storm in a teacup the other day. It involved, shall we say, yours sincerely. Life itself, as I’m sure my gentle readers would agree, is a risk. Once in a while, you have to wager some big risks. The philosopher Aristotle famously declared that for you to have absolutely […]Continue Reading

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Zenith Bank rewards customers with massive giveaways in the “Zenith Beta Life” weekly promo

By Ele Ifah Sunday July 31, 2020 125 0

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has commenced its “Zenith Beta Life” Promo to reward customers of the Bank with gifts every week starting from 31st July 2020 to 30th July 2021. During this period, fifty (50) customers will be selected via raffle draw each week and rewarded with gifts worth NGN30,000. The Promo […]Continue Reading

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How Panel exonerated AfDB President Adesina

By Ele Ifah Sunday July 28, 2020 161 0

A panel of high-level independent experts reviewed the report of the Ethics Committee of the African Development Bank and the Response of President, Akinwumi Adesina. The Independent Review Panel exonerated the President of the African Development Bank in a report. Below are some of the findings of the report: On non –respect of internal rules […]Continue Reading

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AfDB impacts in Africa endorse Adesina’s second-term bid as president

By Theophilus Abbah July 17, 2020 159 0

By Theophilus Abbah The impact of Dr Akinwumi Adesina’s presidency at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the last five years could be felt and touched in many parts of Africa. They speak eloquently in favour of his re-election as president of the development bank, in spite of opposition from the United States. At an […]Continue Reading

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WEMA ALAT: Appreciating a technology-led Bank

By Ele Ifah Sunday July 13, 2020 158 0

With the growing face of competitiveness and many luring offers by different financial institutions in the country today, it takes the ingenuity and resourcefulness of each institution to remain relevant to its customers. The development of the Nigerian economy has not been stable over the years. Due to this, the country’s economy has gone through […]Continue Reading

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Meet Lamido Yuguda, the new SEC boss

By Ele Ifah Sunday July 13, 2020 215 0

President Muhammadu Buhari, recently appointed an Economist, Dr. Lamido Yuguda, as the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This brings to an end, the 2-year long controversy surrounding the office of the DG, SEC. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), a CFA charter holder, and also […]Continue Reading

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Zenith Bank ranked number one bank in Nigeria by tier-1 capital

By Ele Ifah Sunday July 1, 2020 191 0

Zenith Bank Plc has again emerged the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by The Banker Magazine. Climbing a whopping 29 spots from 415 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking of banks, Zenith Bank retained its position as the number one […]Continue Reading

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Africans in Diaspora condemn Trump’s interference in AfDB’s leadership

By Ele Ifah Sunday June 3, 2020 171 0

The African Diaspora Congress (ADC) has condemned, in strong terms, the meddling of the United States of America in the leadership of the African Development Bank under President Akinwumi Adesina. In a statement signed by the Secretary General of ADC, Prof Apollos O Nwauwa, and the Public Relations Officer, Dr Isabelle Kemajou-Brown, the association said […]Continue Reading

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Zenith bank emerges best bank in Nigeria in the global finance world’s best banks awards 2020

By Ele Ifah Sunday June 1, 2020 160 0

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020.   The awards, which was published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was based on the performances of the banks in their respective regions […]Continue Reading

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Zenith General Insurance’s profit before tax rises by 16% to N3.67bn

By Ele Ifah Sunday May 18, 2020 152 0

Zenith General Insurance Limited has released its full-year financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019. A review of the results showed positive improvements on a year-on-year basis with profit before tax rising by 16% from N3.16bn to N3.67bn while profit after tax rose by 10% up from N2.79bn to N3.06bn. The company also […]Continue Reading

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Zenith bank introduces automated voice banking service, Assures customers of best-in-class service at this challenging time

By Ele Ifah Sunday April 7, 2020 133 Post a comment

Zenith Bank Plc has introduced an automated voice banking service, an interactive voice response (IVR) solution which enables customers to perform basic banking transactions by dialing a dedicated phone line through their registered phone numbers and following the prompts. By simply dialing +234 (1) 278 7000 from the phone number linked to their accounts and […]Continue Reading