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- 30 Nov 2020
Onyeali-Ikpe, Fidelity Bank CEO Designate Purchases Bank’s 5m Shares
Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, managing director/CEO designate, Fidelity Bank, has boosted her holdings in the bank with a purchase of 5 million shares at N2.56 per share which amounted to N12.8 million.…
- 10 Sept 2021
Emeka Okonkwo, Union Bank CEO Increases Stake in Bank by N20.6m
Emeka Okonkwo, chief executive officer of Union Bank of Nigeria, has increased his stake in the bank by acquiring an additional 3,951,874 units of the bank’s shares, worth N20.6 million. Emeka…
- 1 Dec 2025
Yuletide: Banks’ CEOs Says There Will Be Steady Cash Supply
Oliver Alawuba, group managing director, United Bank for Africa and also chairman the Body of Bank CEOs, has assured banks’ customers of a steady cash supply across all branches and restated that the…
- 25 Jan 2010
CBN Fixes Tenure for Bank CEOs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a 10-year maximum tenure for Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of banks in Nigeria. Samuel Oni, CBN Director on Banking Supervision said…
- 28 Oct 2021
First Bank Holdings Taps Okonkwo, Former Fidelity Bank CEO to Replace Eke as GMD
The board of FBN Holdings Plc, has approved the appointment of Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, as its new group managing director, with effect from January 1, 2022. Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo The appointment was…
- 26 Feb 2021
Emefiele Tasks Bank CEOs, Others to Reset Economy
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged Bank CEOs and other stakeholders to work together to reset the Nigerian economy to achieve massive growth. Emefiele gave…
- 24 May 2010
CBN Confirms Appointment of Three Bank CEOs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has confirmed as substantive managing directors the managing director-designates of three banks. They are Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele, for Zenith Bank PLC, Mr. Phillips…
- 25 Oct 2019
Kennedy Uzoka is 2019 BusinessDay’s Bank CEO
Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, group managing director/chief executive officer of Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has won the much coveted ‘BusinessDay’s Bank CEO’ of the year…
- 28 Jun 2016
CBN to Sack Banks’ CEOs, Chairmen over Late Accounts
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will sack chief executive officer and chairman of any bank that fails to publish its financial statement within the regulatory period. This was contained in…
- 30 Apr 2018
CBN to Sack Banks’ CEOs, Others over Delayed Accounts
Any bank which fails to publish its annual account 12 months after the financial year end will have its chief executive sacked, Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.…
- 26 Jan 2023
Old Naira Notes: Reps threaten to arrest CBN Governor, Bank CEOs
Members of the House of Representatives have threatened to invoke the relevant sections of the law to issue a warrant of arrest on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin…
- 21 May 2013
FCMB, Skye Bank CEOs, Others Face Arrest over N83Bn Tax Remittance
House of Representatives has threatened to arrest 10 bank chief executive officers over their failure to attend its investigative hearing on tax remittance on Monday. The bank chiefs are: First City…
- 22 Nov 2021
Heritage Bank CEO Wins Banker of Year SMEs & Agric 2021 Award
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria most innovative service provider has been adjudged Banker of the Year 2021 under SMEs and Agric category, which was awarded to the MD/CEO of the Bank, Ifie Sekibo. R-L:…
- 9 Aug 2020
Magu Probe: Bank CEO Claims N573m Prongly Posted to Prophet Omale’s Account
The Ayo Salami-led panel probing allegations of corruption against, Ibrahim Magu, suspended chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was stunned on Thursday when Adam Nuru, MD/CEO of…
- 13 Jun 2023
We are Positioning for Digital leadership and Market Dominance - Adekunle Sonola, CEO Polaris Bank
Polaris Bank, Leading digital financial institution, has assured its customers, financial sector stakeholders, and regulators that the Bank passed its road to recovery years back. Adekunle Sonola,…
- 29 Mar 2022
Ike, Polaris Bank CEO Harps on Savings, Financial Inclusion for Youths
Polaris Bank Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Innocent Ike, has stressed the need for teens and youth in Nigeria to imbibe the culture of saving money early in life, to enable them…
- 1 Oct 2025
Ogbonna, Access Bank CEO Buys $20m Mansion in London
Roosevelt Ogbonna, chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, has reportedly bought a mansion for £15 million ($20 million) on a street in London’s Hampstead neighbourhood nicknamed Billionaires’…
- 11 Jan 2024
Meet Yetunde Oni, Union Bank’s new CEO
Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday appointed Yetunde Oni as the new managing director/chief executive officer of Union Bank. The appointment comes after the apex bank dissolved the boards and…
- 8 Apr 2016
Bank CEOs Evangelizing Digital Transformation Gain Competitive Edge- IDC
Digital transformation (DX) represents the best way for banks worldwide to prepare to respond to rapidly changing customer behaviours and market conditions. As with any transformational journey,…
- 4 Jul 2016
Skye Bank CEO, Top Management Resign to Avoid CBN Hammer
Mr. Timothy Oguntayo, group managing director/CEO of Skye Bank Plc and top management staff of the bank have allegedly resigned enmasse to avoid sack by the Central Bank of Nigeria over the alleged…
- 19 Jul 2018
NHIS Accuses Banks, CEOs of Hiding N720Bn
Professor Usman Yusuf, executive secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has indicted banks, former executive secretaries of NHIS, select management staff and interest groups in a fresh…
- 27 Jan 2017
David-Borha, Stanbic IBTC Bank CEO Resigns
Sola David-Borha has resigned her appointment as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, according to information sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). “This is to…
- 14 Apr 2015
Heritage Bank CEO Seeks Implementation of SME Blueprint to Tackle Unemployment
Mr. Ifie Sekibo, Managing Director of Heritage Bank, has called on the government to ensure seamless implementation of the blueprint developed by the vision 2020 National Technical Working Group on…
- 27 Aug 2025
Roosevelt Ogbonna Steps Down from Access Holdings Board, Remains Access Bank CEO
Access Holdings Plc has announced the resignation of Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna from its Board of Directors, following over three years of service as a Non-Executive Director. The company disclosed this…
- 19 Mar 2024
Adaora Umeoji Becomes First Female CEO of Zenith Bank
Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, as Group Managing Director/Chief Executive with effect from June 1, 2024, subject to approval by the Central Bank of…
- 24 Jul 2020
Idemili Professionals Laud Onyeali-Ikpe’s Appointment as Fidelity Bank’s CEO designate
Idemili Amaka, a coalition of professionals from Idemili Federal Constituency, Anambra State, has applauded the appointment of Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, as managing director/CEO designate of Fidelity…
- 16 Sept 2025
CBN Directs Banks to Announce CEO Three Months Before Exit of Outgoing One
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a new directive mandating all Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs) to publicly announce the appointment of a new Managing Director/Chief…
- 25 Jan 2010
UBA Assures Stakeholders
Following the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) guidelines in relation to the tenure of CEOs of Nigerian banks, which affected the position of Tony Elumelu, CEO of the bank; the United Bank for…
- 26 Sept 2018
Herbert Wigwe to Meet Microsoft CEO to Discuss Technology in Banking
Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc. will meet with Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella this Thursday, September 27, 2018. The two chief executive officers are set to discuss issues…
- 1 Feb 2010
Skye Bank Set to Appoint New CEO
The Board of Directors of Skye Bank Plc is to meet soon to appoint a new managing director for the bank, in line with the directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on tenure limit for bank chief…