Union Bank gets new CEO, Okonkwo, as Emuwa retires after 8 years

December 22, 2020

Union Bank gets new CEO, Okonkwo, as Emuwa retires after 8 years

By Charles Abuede   After eight years leading one of Nigeria’s truly old generation banks, Union Bank, Emeka Emuwa, will be retiring as managing director, the board of the bank announced on Monday. The board has also appointed Emeka Okonkwo, executive director in charge of corporate banking, to replace Emuwa when he leaves at the […]

NiTA recognises Webb Fontaine, CEO for go-to trade technology solutions

December 8, 2020

By Zainab Iwayemi   Webb Fontaine, a leading provider of solutions for trade facilitation powered by Artificial Intelligence, has earned dual award as Most Enterprising Tech Company of the Year and Most Enterprising Tech CEO of the Year, for its impact in Nigeria and beyond at the recent Nigerian Technology Award. Nigerian Technology Award (NiTA) […]

Peterside’s radical reform of NIMASA, captured in book, Strategic Turnaround, hailed by top British professor, Bellamy

Ben EguzozieDecember 4, 2020

Chris Bellamy, a top British professor emeritus of maritime security at the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom, has hailed what he calls the “radical turnaround” at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the watch of Dakuku Peterside, the immediate past director general of the agency, as captured in a new book written […]

SunTrust Bank appoints Shittu, chairman, Datti-Yola, non-executive director

November 27, 2020

The board of directors of SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited, has announced the appointment of Olanrewaju Shittu as chairman of the board to succeed Jibril Aku. Shittu was a director at the Central Bank of Nigeria prior to his retirement in 2018. He holds a MBA degree, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), and has an Associate certificate of the institute, […]

NSE’s Adeeko appointed member of GRI board

November 18, 2020

By Zainab Iwayemi   Bola Adeeko, the divisional head, shared services at The Nigerian Stock Exchange, has been appointed to the board of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) effective from January 2021. The GRI is an international independent standards organisation that helps businesses, governments and other organisations understand and communicate their impacts on issues such as climate […]

Sahara Energy Geneva appoints Mignot as CFO to drive growth strategy

November 5, 2020

By Zainab Iwayemi   Sahara Energy Geneva, a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with business operations in over 42 countries, has appointed Nicholas Mignot as the new chief financial officer to oversee the growth and expansion of the company’s strategies globally. The appointment, which is to take effect from January 4 2021, is expected […]

AfDB appoints Fal director general, president’s cabinet office

Aderemi OjekunleOctober 14, 2020

Onome Amuge Yacine Fal has been appointed by the African Development Bank as director general of the cabinet office of the bank’s president, a statement made available to Business A.M. has shown. She will assume the new role from November 1. Fal’s new role will see her oversee the administrative and operational work and activities […]

Kyari bags Special African Leadership commendation award 

Aderemi OjekunleOctober 5, 2020

NNPC remittances to FAAC hit N1.7tn

Onome Amuge  Mele Kyari, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has been bestowed with the African Leadership Commendation Award by the African Leadership Magazine. Kyari bagged the award at the 5th US-Africa Investment Forum and the African Business Leadership Awards 2020, which was held virtually. Speaking at the ceremony, Kyari commended […]