Diamond Bank
20 Mar 2020
The CEO of Tier-one lender Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe says some of the synergies shared with investors about the merger with Diamond Bank came out clearly in the bank's full-year numbers. He also shared his thoughts on the Central Bank of Nigeria's policy response to the coronavirus pandemic with CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa.
19 Jan 2019
Diamond Bank says the real buy-side of Nigeria’s retail credit lies in its quality numbers as about 20 percent of the country’s predominantly young population have Bank Verification Numbers and are expected to remain economically active for another 20 years.
4 Jan 2019
Earlier this week, Diamond bank announced that it selected Access bank as the preferred bidder with respect to a potential merger of the two banks, a move they say will create Africa’s largest retail bank by customers.
19 Dec 2018
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has no objection to the merger between Access bank and Diamond bank, which is set to be completed by the first half of 2019.
9 Sep 2018
Despite the slow growth in Nigeria’s GDP in the second quarter of the year, the country's Information and Communication Technology sector recorded a 11.8 per cent growth. Ejikeme Okoli, Research and Market Intelligence Officer at Diamond Bank join CNBC Africa to discuss this and the implications for Nigerian banks.
19 Feb 2018
Anthony Eke, Acting Divisional Head, Infrastructure and Transport at Diamond Bank joins CNBC Africa to discuss Nigeria's infrastructure plans for industrial growth.
4 Feb 2018
Dayo Aduroja, Special Adviser to ED at Diamond Bank joins CNBC Africa to give his thoughts on opportunities for Nigerian this year.
14 Dec 2017
Chizoba Iheme, Head of liabilities, emerging business at Diamond Bank joins CNBC Africa to evaluate the performance of SMEs in the country this year and give an outlook for 2018.
20 Sep 2017
Robert Aderinmola, Customer insight and Analytics partner at Diamond Bank joins CNBC Africa to discuss how analytics could drive the expansion of retail banking in Nigeria.
22 Jun 2017
Joining CNBC Africa for an outlook for SMEs in Nigeria for the rest of the year is, Chioma Ogwo, Asset Manager, Emerging Business at Diamond Bank.
27 May 2017
Diamond bank empowers 5 entrepreneurs with N3m each.
5 May 2017
Building capacity in small businesses is key to creating inclusive growth in Nigeria. Uzoma Dozie, CEO, Diamond Bank discusses what the bank and government have done to grow this sector.
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