Category: Business & Economy

Recognising socio-economic productive, valuable and impactful Nigerian entities that improve Nigerian and global business & economy.

Nedcom Oaks Limited Wins Best Housing Development Award At 9th API Summit And Expo

Nedcom Oaks Limited has emerged winner of the ‘Best Housing Development’ award at the 9th API Summit And Expo 2018 for its housing development – Victoria Crest Homes, Lagos, Nigeria.

The 9th API Summit and Expo 2018 recognised innovation and outstanding achievement across the entire property industry in 11 categories. These categories covered: Retail, Office, Mixed Use, Green Building, Hotel, Alternative Asset, Architectural Design, High-end residential, logistics and best women in Property.

The annual Summit provided property developers, suppliers and owners an opportunity to showcase their best projects and services from across sub-Saharan Africa with the winning developments and people came from Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, Mozambique, Namibia, Mauritius and Rwanda.

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Wallet.ng Emerge 2nd Runner-up Of 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge

Nala, Virtual Identity and Wallet.ng have emerged winners of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge at a ceremony held in Lome, Togo.

Nala, based in Tanzania, a mobile money application that works offline, beat the ten other finalists to emerge as the winner of the competition. Virtual Identity from South Africa and Wallet.ng from Nigeria emerged first and second runners-up.

The three startups won cash prizes worth $10,0000, $7,000 and $5,000 respectively.

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RecyclePoints Emerge Top 3 Winner Of 2018 Zambezi Prize For Innovation In Financial Inclusion

South Africa’s Wala, Nigeria’s RecyclePoints and Kenya’s Tulaa have emerged top three winners in the 2018 Zambezi Prize for innovation in financial inclusion.

The award was organised by the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with support from the Mastercard Foundation.

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Crop2cash Wins 2018 FCMB & Wennovation Hub Agritech Demo Day

Crop2cash has emerged overall winner of the 2018 First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Wennovation Hub Agritech Demo Day.

The ten finalists are Agromart, Oga Farmer, Alosfarm, Kosher Integrated Farms, Crops2cash, Dilivas Box, Comestibles, FarmMonie, Farm Spark and Green Maple. And they all pitched to a jury with a feedback and question session immediately after every pitch.

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The Banker Magazine’s 2018 1000 Global Bank

Five Nigerian banks have been ranked among 1000 global banks by The Banker Magazine’s 2018 1000 Global Bank.

According to The Banker, Africa’s economic fortunes improved over the 2017 review period following a difficult couple of years in which lower commodity prices hit the performance of the continent’s largest markets.

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Ayodeji Odeleye Wins NIM 2018 Young Managers Competition

The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) has declared Ayodeji Odeleye, an Estate Surveyor, as the winner of its 2018 Edition of Young Managers Competition (YMC) held in Lagos.

The five finalists were Ayodeji Odeleye (Winner), Iyeku Akinwale (first Runner up), Caleb Eke (Second Runner up), Ibidunni Lawani (Third Runner up) and Akinkunmi Elizabeth (Fourth Runner).

The star prize for the winner is a prize of ₦1.5 million, while the first, second and the third runners up were rewarded with ₦800,000, ₦500,000 and ₦200,000 worth of management training at NIM Headquarters respectively.

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Keystone Bank Wins 2 Awards At 2018 International Banker Awards

Keystone Bank Limited emerge winner at the 2018 International Banker Awards, 2018 in two categories namely: Africa’s Best Customer Service Provider and Nigeria’s Most Innovative Retail Bank of the year, 2018.

According to Mr. Simon Hughes of the International Banker Magazine:

“We depend on nominations from our readers to locate the worthiest financial institutions around the world, the banks that are not just doing their jobs well but exceptionally well, that are in effect operating on the cutting edge of the industry and setting new levels of performance to which others in the field will aspire.

The size of the bank is not as important as the size of its impact; therefore, banks in countries from North and South America, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia, the Middle East and Africa are recognized for offering what top-of-the-line banks provide: much-needed capital for economic growth, cutting-edge innovation to improve security and efficiency, intelligent investing to maximize profits and shareholder value.

And I am happy to announce to you that Keystone Bank has demonstrated these qualities, hence, the recognition.”

Receiving the awards on behalf of the Bank at the London Stock Exchange studio, the Group Managing Director/CEO, Keystone Bank Limited, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei, said:

“This recognition speaks volumes. It validates the strong management, staff commitment to service excellence, sound business model and prudent risk management of Keystone Bank.”

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