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The Chief Executive and President Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute, Paul Smith has called for a closer collaboration with Ecobank Nigeria along areas of mutual interest in the nation’s  financial industry. Smith who was speaking during a courtesy visit to Management of Ecobank Nigeria in Lagos last Friday, said its call is predicated on the

The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has accredited Ecobank Nigeria Academy in recognition of its compliance with regulatory standards and best practices. This comes after rigorous accreditation processes which included a high powered visit by the Registrar and members of the Institute’s accreditation committee that showed that Ecobank Nigeria has complied with and

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan says the bank is set to support the Nigerian movie industry to project everything good about Nigeria. Akinwuntan who spoke at the premiere of the movie ‘The Bling Lagosians’ in Lagos said Ecobank is determined to support the creative industry as they are most suited in the task

On Friday, 10th of May 2019, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate was appointed by the World Bank Group as the Global Director of Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) and Director, Global Financing Facility (GFF), in Washington DC. Announcing the appointment, Annette Dixon, the Vice President of the World Bank Human Development Practice Group, stated that ‘Mr.

Despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030. Ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 remains possible but will require more sustained efforts, particularly to reach some of the world’s poorest

At a recent function in Abuja, the Managing Director/CEO of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, delivered a lecture where he revealed that there has been a consistent decline, over the past three years, in the recorded rate of successful fraud incidences, thefts and forgeries in the banking industry. Specifically, Ibrahim said

The World Bank has announced the unanimous selection of David R. Malpass as President of the World Bank Group for a five-year term beginning on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The Board expressed its deep gratitude to Interim President Kristalina Georgieva for her dedication and leadership in recent months. The Board looks forward to working with Mr.

Left: Deputy Governor,  Financial Systems Stability, CBN,  Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, Managing Director,  Ecobank Nigeria,  Patrick Akinwuntan and Head,  Consumer Distribution, Ecobank Nigeria,  Stanley Jacobs displaying the Electronic Data Rendition and Integrity  award won by Ecobank at the 4th Electronic Payments Incentive Scheme Efficiency awards organised by CBN/NIBSS in Lagos on Friday. Ecobank Nigeria has been

Ecobank is proud to announce that its prestigious Ecobank Academy will be training 150 senior leaders of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) from 45 African countries this week to strengthen their leadership skills with regard to helping the communities they serve. The IFRC is leveraging its partnership with Ecobank

Access Bank Plc has denied wrong-doing in the alleged sale of goods worth N2.5 billion belonging to one of its customers. The denial was bluntly made when the Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos charged Access Bank Plc, its managing director and chief executive officer, Herbert Wigwe, and others with 21 counts of conspiracy, fraudulent

Vista Group, a challenger bank building itself into a world class pan-African financial institution specifically designed to meet the needs of retail and commercial customers, has partnered with Temenos, the banking software company, to power its digital transformation journey. Vista Bank is transforming its IT systems using Temenos Infinity, a breakthrough digital front office and