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- 10 May 2021
Bank Wars: Access Bank, Standard Chartered, FCMB Off to Winning Start
Visitors to the Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub on Saturday, May 8, 2021 were treated to exciting, high-scoring matches in the opening day of Bank Wars, a…
- 14 Jul 2023
Standard Chartered Affirms its Commitment to Nigeria while Entering into Sales Agreements with Access Bank Plc in Five African Countries
Standard Chartered Bank and Access Bank Plc (Access) have entered into agreements for the sale of Standard Chartered’s shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra…
- 4 Dec 2020
Standard Chartered Appoints Yetunde Oni as CEO Sierra Leone Operation
Yetunde Bolanle Oni has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone. Her appointment became effective November 2020. Yetunde joined Standard Chartered Bank in…
- 10 May 2022
Standard Chartered Acts as Sole Arranger of US$50M Step-up for Access Bank
Standard Chartered Bank acted as Sole Arranger and Sustainability Structuring Agent of a US$50 million Reg S Step-Up Puttable Green Notes due 2027 for Access Bank Plc in the international capital…
- 14 Oct 2013
Why We Arranged $100m Deal for MainOne- Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria’s quest for strong business growth and its believe to ensure a turning point for domestic growth and development of the local economy, was behind its lead arrangement…
- 17 Feb 2023
Standard Chartered Launches Aspiring Entrepreneurs Programme
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited in partnership with FATE Foundation and Youth Business International (YBI), has launched the second cohort of the SC Futuremakers Aspiring Entrepreneurs…
- 21 May 2025
IFC, Standard Chartered Expand Lending in Local Currencies
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has partnered with Standard Chartered to bolster local currency financing for private enterprises in emerging markets. Standard Chartered will provide local…
- 31 Oct 2025
Standard Chartered Affirms Full Compliance with CBN’s N200Bn Capital Rule
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited says it has successfully fulfilled the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ₦200 billion minimum capital requirement for national commercial banks, in advance of…
- 21 Sept 2009
Standard Chartered Signs Sponsorship Deal with Liverpool
Standard Chartered Bank has signed a 4 - year sponsorship deal with Liverpool FC to become the club’s main sponsor. The agreement will see the bank’s name and logo appear on the Liverpool…
- 27 Jul 2017
Standard Chartered Hires Okonjo-Iweala, to Pay Her £130,000
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, has been named an independent non-executive director at Standard Chartered Plc. Standard Chartered Plc is a British multinational banking and…
- 17 Jul 2022
Standard Chartered renews LFC partnership
Liverpool Football Club, Liverpool Football Club Women and Standard Chartered Bank are pleased to announce a four-year extension to their main sponsor agreement, taking the Bank’s partnership with…
- 2 Mar 2015
Standard Chartered Reshuffles Board, Unveils Entitlements’ Package
Standard Chartered Bank Plc has unveiled a comprehensive changes to its board as Peter Sands, current group chief executive officer, would stand down, giving way to William Thomas Winters as the new…
- 12 Mar 2013
Standard Chartered Income Hits N3.1trn in 10 yrs
Standard Chartered Plc said its total group income has recorded 8 percent growth in its income which is $19.07 billion in 10 years of its operation. The bank…
- 5 Nov 2024
Standard Chartered, BII Renew $350 million Commitment to Support Trade Finance in Emerging Markets
Standard Chartered, a leading international cross-border bank, and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, announce the signing of…
- 7 Aug 2019
Ecobank Appoints New Group Consumer Banking Head
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, ETI, the Lomé-based parent company of the Ecobank Group, announce appointment of Nana Araba Abban as Group Consumer Banking Head with immediate effect. Nana will…
- 17 May 2021
Union Bank Starts Off on Losing Note in Bank Wars
Action in the augural edition of Bank Wars, a FIFA 21 Gaming competition for leading Nigerian banks, got underway in Group B on Saturday, May 15, 2021 as Sterling Bank and Fidelity thrashed rivals,…
- 1 Sept 2016
Standard Bank Predicts Increased M&A Activity in African Telecom, Media
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, is partnering with international news and events provider TMT Finance for the inaugural TMT Finance Africa in Lagos 2016 Conference, which is bringing…
- 29 Apr 2026
IFC, Standard Chartered Partner on Supply Chain Finance to Support African Businesses
The World Bank Group, through its private sector arm – the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – and Standard Chartered today announced a new risk sharing facility aimed at strengthening supply…
- 25 Oct 2019
Standard Chartered, IFC Create $1B Facility to Boost Trade Finance in Emerging Markets
Standard Chartered and International Financial Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have established a US$1.0 billion facility to boost trade finance in emerging markets, helping to…
- 2 Jun 2014
Banks Get 3 Years to Implement Data Centre Standard
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given money deposit banks in the country till 2017 to adopt tier 3 data centre standard, a global standard based on availability specifications for data centres,…
- 24 May 2021
Bank Wars: 4 Banks Trade Tackles for Final Spots
The inaugural edition of Bank Wars, a FIFA 21 Gaming competition for leading Nigerian banks, will witness fireworks as four banks clash in the semi-finals of the competition on Saturday, May 29,…
- 9 Aug 2012
Oduoza, UBA Boss Call for Strong Ethical Standard in Banking Industry
Mr. Phillips Oduoza, group managing director and chief executive officer, UBA Plc, has said that very high ethical standards supported with robust corporate governance, is imperative to sustain…
- 8 Jan 2013
NNPC Borrows $1.5Bn to Pay Fuel Debts
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has obtained a $1.5 billion syndicated loan to help it pay debts to international fuel traders, Reuters reported Monday, quoting a senior banking source…
- 5 May 2021
Nigerian Banks Converge on Tech Experience Centre for FIFA 21 Competition
The Tech Experience Centre, Africa’s cutting-edge technology and lifestyle hub, is set to come alive this weekend as eight leading Nigerian banks do battle to crown the winners of a FIFA 21 Gaming…
- 11 Oct 2013
MainOne, 4 Banks Sign $100m Facility Agreement
MainOne, one of West Africa’s leading telecommunications services companies, has signed a $100 million financing facility agreement with Standard Chartered Bank, FirstBank, Skye and FCMB Bank. The…
- 9 Jan 2014
FCMB Signs $150m Syndicated Term Loan Facility
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Standard Chartered Bank, acting as Initial mandated lead arrangers and book-runners, have disclosed the successful signing of a $150 million Senior Unsecured Term…
- 2 Dec 2014
IFC to Provide $80M Debt Financing to Azura-Edo Investment
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, signed agreements to provide $80 million of debt financing to Azura Power West Africa Limited, a 450 MW gas-fired independent power project in Nigeria (the…
- 6 Jan 2020
Afreximbank Tops Africa Capital Markets League Table
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has emerged on top of the Bloomberg 2019 Africa Capital markets league tables as the leading Bookrunner in Africa. The 2019 Africa Capital Markets…
- 26 Jul 2024
60 Hearty Cheers to Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, GMD/CEO, Fidelity Bank
Tomorrow is your birthday Madam, kindly permit me to be the first to strike a positive chord and shine a spotlight on you, an exceptional woman, who is helping shape modern finance in Nigeria and…
- 12 Nov 2018
Group Raises Alarm, Asks CBN to Implement Sanction on MTN, Banks
SAY NO Campaign Nigeria, group of non-governmental orgsnisations, said there are attempts by private sectors and highly connected Nigerians to frustrate the sanctions the Central Bank of Nigeria…