Category: Business & Economy

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FBN) has again achieved ISO 10002 certification – an international certification on Complaints Management.

The certification was achieved on the bank’s drive to improve its management controls and processes that deal with handling customers’ complaints more effectively and efficiently.

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The Managing Broker from Centurion Realty and Estates, Mr. Ola Sanni, has emerged Realtor of the Year at the 5th Annual Awards Gala hosted by the United States (U.S) Congressman, Danny Davis.

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Junior Chamber International (JCI) celebrates 10 outstanding Young Nigerians at the 2015 The Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) award ceremony.

The award is aimed at motivating and encouraging young Nigerians, by celebrating young business owners and social entrepreneurs from all over the country.

TOYP, a global initiative of the Junior Chamber International which is being replicated in Nigeria, concentrates on formally recognizing young persons who are making giant strides in their chosen fields and creating positive impact on other people, their community and the society at large.

This year’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) were: Adebola Olomo, Oresanwo Lolade, Odjenima Atinuke, Araba Steven Omogbolahan, Uyi-Aivinhenyo Patricia, Abdulkadir Mukhtar, Onitiju Ibukun, Akintayo Stephen, Steve Harris and Olawale Rotimi.

According to the organisers, out of 130 nominations received, 20 were selected. They were further screened by a panel. The public then voted for the final 10. The process was anchored by the JCI’s TOYP Team, panel and a team from the international auditing firm – KPMG.

TOYP Chairperson, Adetola Juyitan, said:

“This year’s TOYP is coming with an unprecedented class, which is reflected through the quality of shortlisted nominees, the quality of the judges, the audit process managed by KPMG, the organisation of the grand finale of the event, among other things.

Junior Chamber International, Nigeria has been participating at the international level over the years, and beyond hosting the edition, we will be taking advantage of the platform of this year’s programme to re-reinforce the presence of JCI in Nigeria.”

Access Bank Plc has received the Global Banking Alliance for Women Market Champion 2015 Award in recognition for its innovative approach to banking women across the shores of the country.

The bank also restated that its W Awards, the first of its kind in Nigeria,
seeks to recognise and celebrate Nigerian women, home and in the Diaspora, who have impacted the Nigerian economy and their immediate environment positively.

During the 14th Annual Summit of the Global Banking Alliance (GBA) for Women in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Access Bank bagged the award for the Women’s Market Champion 2015 alongside banks across the world which had implemented successful women market programmes.

This award is coming on the heels of the one-year anniversary of the bank’s W
initiative which was launched in Nigeria and subsequently in the Bank’s
subsidiaries.

Nigeria is biggest beneficiary from Afreximbank’s loans, projects

The World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law 2016 report has acknowledged Nigeria alongside Kenya and Ethiopia as countries with “very few barriers” to women’s entrepreneurship and employment in the areas monitored.

The report found that 28 of the 41 sub-Saharan African economies covered by the in the assessment continued to maintain restrictions that do not allow women to work in the same jobs as men, and added that property rights remain an impediment to wealth accumulation for women.