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Numerous customers of the First City Monument Bank, (FCMB) who thronged the Joju Junction, Sango-Ota branch of the bank in Ogun State lamented poor service delivery by staffers of the financial institution, yesterday. The customers who visited the bank to make transactions for the festive period, were disappointed with what they termed the inept attitude of the staff who abandoned customers on a long queue without attending to them. Some of the customers who spoke with National Monitor regretted banking with the financial institution for their poor service delivery and customer care service. One of them, Mr. Semiu Babatunde, described the experience as horrible and unpalatable. Semiu noted that while the banking hall was crowded with hundreds of customers, just two cashiers were at the counter to attend to them, making an ordinary banking transaction that ought to have ended in minutes, to drag into hours of waiting. He said:”We don’t even know if this is a bank or mark

L Numerous customers of the First City Monument Bank, (FCMB) who thronged the Joju Junction, Sango-Ota branch of the bank in Ogun State lamented poor service delivery by staffers of the financial institution, yesterday. The customers who visited the bank to make transactions for the festive period, were disappointed with what they termed the inept attitude of the staff who abandoned customers on a long queue without attending to them. Some of the customers who spoke with National Monitor regretted banking with the financial institution for their poor service delivery and customer care service. One of them, Mr. Semiu Babatunde, described the experience as horrible and unpalatable. Semiu noted that while the banking hall was crowded with hundreds of customers, just two cashiers were at the counter to attend to them, making an ordinary banking transaction that ought to have ended in minutes, to drag into hours of waiting. He said:”We don’t even

Numerous customers of the First City Monument Bank, (FCMB) who thronged the Joju Junction, Sango-Ota branch of the bank in Ogun State lamented poor service delivery by staffers of the financial institution, yesterday. The customers who visited the bank to make transactions for the festive period, were disappointed with what they termed the inept attitude of the staff who abandoned customers on a long queue without attending to them. Some of the customers who spoke with National Monitor regretted banking with the financial institution for their poor service delivery and customer care service. One of them, Mr. Semiu Babatunde, described the experience as horrible and unpalatable. Semiu noted that while the banking hall was crowded with hundreds of customers, just two cashiers were at the counter to attend to them, making an ordinary banking transaction that ought to have ended in minutes, to drag into hours of waiting. He said:”We don’t even kn

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With the Christmas and New Year festivities around the corner, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has affirmed its readiness to meet the waste management needs of residents during the season and to consolidate on its year round vision of establishing a cleaner and healthier Lagos. In a statement released by the Authority, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin disclosed that bearing in mind the anticipated 100 per cent increase in waste generation during the period, the Authority would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the season was celebrated in a clean environment. He revealed that the agency had intensified the distribution of black thrash bags for household waste and purple bags for recyclables to residents in the state, adding that PSP operators had been mandated to work round the clock in their assigned areas of operation, while the authority would provide backup trucks. Dr. Gbadegesin further stated that the authority recently publishe

Wema bank plc has committed N2bn in funds for farmers and other agribusiness stakeholders. To help to develop the agribusiness value chain, the bank has signed a tripartite commodity aggregation finance scheme with Cellulant Nigeria and Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc). The N2 billion in funds is available for immediate drawdown to commodity aggregators on the Cellulant network to facilitate trade across the value chain. The partnership will also see NIRSAL provide credit risk guarantees for all borrowers in the scheme.  Cellulant owns Agrikore Marketplace, a solution-focused on digitalizing both the production and marketing segments of the Agric value chain by linking all the players from the production level to the marketing and consumption level.  Speaking at the Inaugural Partners’ Summit organized by Cellulant in Lagos,the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank, Ademola Adebise reiterated the importance of

Keystone Bank Logo Keystone Bank Limited has rewarded 34 winners in its ‘Growbiz Account Save and Win’ promo with cash and consolation prizes in different parts of the country. The winners which were selected through a computerised and random process, were picked from the bank’s branches across the six geo-political zones, with members of National and Lagos Lottery Regulatory Commission in Nigeria in attendance, to ensure transparency and accountability . The lender had on August 5, 2019 launched the promo as part of its efforts aimed at expressing appreciation to its loyal customers whilst engendering a good savings culture in the country.  The promo which was open to both new and existing customers of the bank and scheduled to run till November 30, 2019 requires customers to grow their Keystone Growbiz Account balance by N50, 000 and maintain it for 90 days to qualify for the raffle draw.  In all, 9 customers won N100, 000 each, another 9 customers went home with N50, 00

Unity Bank Plc has partnered with Veritas Assurance Plc to deploy bancassuarance products to deepen adoption of insurance services and financial inclusion in Nigeria. The concept was introduced in Nigeria following mutual provision by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to enable banks dabble into non-core financial services in collaboration with insurance firms.  According to the partners at the launch of the service in Lagos yesterday, Veritas Kapital will leverage on the customer base of the bank and its distribution channels to sell its insurance products. With the partnership, Veritas Kapital representatives will be present in designated flagship branches under the initiative to rollout bancassurance products which offer financial protection covering wide ranging policy and risks in areas such as motor, house owner, personal accident and house holder insurance. Commenting on the partnership, Managing Director and Chief Exec

Fidelity Bank Four Seasons Legacy Investments, a Nigerian-based company in partnership with Fidelity Bank, has launched a “Nigerian dream homes” services targeted at helping Nigerians abroad acquire property in Nigeria.  Speaking at the public orientation in Lagos, the managing director, Dr. Alfred Bisi Tofade, said Four Seasons was strategically positioned to resolve some of the challenges people in the diaspora constantly faced with regards to mitigating the risk of fraud, eliminating travel risks, sourcing for loan and getting vetted professionals to handle projects on behalf of clients. “The construction is inspected stage by stage by quality assurance professionals before our client authorizes payment, eradicating the problem of builder/developer non-performance.  “Projects are then paid for in stages by the receiving bank (Fidelity Bank Plc) from client account after each milestone is accomplished to client satisfaction and specification,” he stated. 

CEO, Ehiguese, Is PR Practitioner Of The Year Nigeria’s foremost Public Relations agency, Mediacraft Associates, has  emerged winner of the Public Relations Consultancy of the Year Award,  at the just concluded Lagos PR Industry Gala & Awards (LaPRIGA), held  at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was double honours for the consultancy firm at the event, as its CEO,  Mr. John Ehiguese, also bagged the PR Practitioner of the Year Award.  The agency clinched the prestigious award for its ‘creativity, and how it  deploys global best practices and processes in rendering qualitative  services to its numerous clients’. Presenting the award, Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, the National President  and Chairman of Council, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR)  urged the management of Mediacraft Associates to sustain the  momentum and continue to set the pace in the industry. In his response, Mr. John Ehiguese was full of appreciation to the  organizers of the awa

Determined to reduce unemployment levels in the country, Fidelity Bank Plc, in partnership with Gazelle Academy and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka on Friday concluded an entrepreneurship training programme for over 200 students in Anambra State. The programme which formally kicked off Wednesday ended with a call to Nigerian youths to embrace entrepreneurship and create wealth for themselves instead of searching endlessly for non-existing paid jobs. Organised under the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy (YEA 6), the programme seeks to empower the Nigerian undergraduate with vocational skills and enterprise training which are relevant for self-reliance. YEA had previously held at University of Nigeria, Nsukka; Waziri Umar Federal Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi; Federal Polytechnic Oko; Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, and Bayero University, Kano. Participants received training in various skill areas including, fashion, makeup, clothing

Executive Director, United Bank for Africa(UBA) Plc, Mr. Ayoku Liadi; CEO, UBA Foundation, Mrs. Bola Atta; Head, Brand Management, UBA Plc, Mr. Lashe Osoba, flanked by students of various schools during the 2 nd edition of UBA Foundation’s ‘Each One, Teach One’ initiative where UBA Staff  teach and assist the less privileged, especially students and people living with disabilities across Africa, held in Lagos on Friday. UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Friday held the 2019 edition of its annual Each One, Teach One initiative, hosting a huge impact day in Nigeria and across all its subsidiaries in Africa. The Each One, Teach One initiative is part of UBA Foundation’s activities where the bank’s staff members give their time and skills to the communities around them. All across the continent, staff of the pan- African bank were seen within their communities, teaching and assisting the less privileged, especia

Idowu Thompson, Group Head, Private Banking, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (middle) with some players at the 2019 Fifth Chukker Polo championship held in Kaduna. The management of Fifth Chukker Polo and Country Club have commended First Bank of Nigeria Limited for their support of the prestigious African Patrons Cup; a polo tournament which holds annually at the Club in Kaduna. The commendation came at the closing ceremony of the 2019 edition of the competition which featured notable polo teams drawn from across the country. The Bank was lauded for its contribution to the development of Polo at the club.  A statement by the club’s management stated “We will like to recognise the sterling efforts of our esteemed sponsors FirstBank, the African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament will never be the same without your support.” “We sincerely hope that this association will be maintained and that you will continue to support us in our future endeavours”, the statement conclu

To commemorate the fifth year anniversary of Rainbow Complex, a dynamic edifice by Rainbow tech constructions situated in Lagos Island, the CEO Rainbow Tech Construction and Engineering Company, Alhaji Waheed Usman Ogunbiyi has extended his hands of generosity to some students and residents of Lagos Island and its environs. At an elaborate event held at the complex premise, books and other educational materials were presented to students from different schools while foodstuffs were also gifted to the aged and residents. Speaking at the event, the CEO, Rainbow Tech, Alhaji Waheed Usman Ogunbiyi noted that the gesture serves as a Corporate Social Responsibility. "This is our corporate social responsibility. We are making money here, we are doing fine here, our business started here and we are progressing so how do we not give out to our community", he said. "Honestly, personally, God said if you have you must give. It is something that God love. If you

FirstBank has announced its sponsorship of an array of initiatives to empower the society as well as promote the growth and development of entertainment genres including music, fashion and arts in the country.  The yearly partnership tagged  FirstBankIssaVybe  which kicked off in 2018, is designed by the Bank to create an enthralling and enabling experience for Nigerians especially the young ones in the Yuletide season to bond with family and friends, whilst connecting with their favourite superstars. From the exciting Alternative Sound 4.0, held at Terra Culture on 5 December 2019 to the unforgettable “An Evening with FBNHoldings” held on 13 December, 2019 to the pleasure overload of Island Block Party at Oniru Lagos on 14 December, lucky customers and followers of the Bank’s social media handles were given free tickets to have loads of fun! Also, in the bouquet of fun extravaganza was Teni – The Billionaire Experience musical concert held at E