Diamond Bank Doles Out Cash To Outstanding Enterpreneurs
Five exceptional entrepreneurs have become the latest winners of Diamond Bank-sponsored Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) programme as the bank presented seed-money of N3million to each of the small business owners. The presentation ceremony which heralded the end of the third season of the entrepreneurial development programme, was held on Thursday, 17 April 2014 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos.
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First Set Of Legend’s Dubai–Bound Winners Emerge
The first Raffle Draw for the 2014 edition of Legend Extra Stout’s National Consumer Promo was held last week at the O’Jez Restaurant, Surulere amidst fun and fanfare. Seventy-four year old pensioner and widower, Jubilee Diagboya was among the 10 consumers who won the grand prize of a trip to Dubai for a N1 million worth, all-expense paid shopping experience in the United Arab Emirates.
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Diamond Bank Set To Hold 2014 AGM
Diamond Bank PLC has announced its 22nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for Thursday, April 24,2014 at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The AGM will afford the bank’s management the opportunity to formally present to the shareholders the Bank’s financial report for the year ended December 31, 2013. For the period under review, the bank recorded excellent financial performance with a double digit return on equity as it announced a 16.7% increase in profit before tax to N32.1billion. On the back of this performance, the bank has proposed a dividend of 30k per 50k ordinary shares.
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Diamond Bank Bags Double Awards At CBN Dinner
Lagos, Nigeria; April 15, 2012: Nigeria’s leading retail bank, Diamond Bank Plc, has received yet another award from industry regulator, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for compliance in cash handling and punctuality at CBN gatherings.
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Legend Takes 30 To Shop in Dubai … As First Draw Holds on Thursday, April 17
The first raffle draw for the 2014 edition of Legend Extra Stout’s National Consumer Promotion will hold on Thursday, April 17. The venue of the raffle draw is Ojez Restaurant, Surulere, Lagos. From that draw, 10 lucky consumers of Legend Extra Stout will win an all-expense paid trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. While there they will shop for items worth up to a million naira in value in one of the country’s biggest shopping malls. They will also be taken on a tour of exciting sites of Dubai.
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“We Need To Reshape Nigeria’s Maintenance Culture” – MD, AMFacilities
Asset Management experts have canvassed the need for Nigerian organisations to imbibe a culture of effective management and maintenance in their operations. Speaking at this year’s Infrastructure Asset Summit Africa, which was held in Lagos, Mr. Femi Akintunde, Managing Director, AlphaMead Facilities and Management Services Limited (AM Facilities), said: “We need to reshape Nigeria’s maintenance culture by promoting good facilities management in the country. The maintenance culture in Nigeria today is very poor and this is caused by a lack of transparency, accountability and inadequate provision of resources, which leads to poorly maintained public infrastructure.”
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Legend Real Deal Promo 3 Kicks Off On Monday, April 7
The 2014 edition of Legend Extra Stout’s Real Deal National Consumer Promotion, officially kicked off on Monday, April 7, 2014. The promotion which will last for two months will end on Saturday, June 7, 2014. Launched in 2012, the first edition of the National Consumer Promotion saw hundreds of lucky consumers winning prizes such as TV sets, generators and millions of free Legend Extra Stout drinks, among other fabulous prizes.
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OSMI Signs Contract with BON on World Cup Transmission
Optima Sports Management International (OSMI), the exclusive 2014 FIFA World Cup terrestrial broadcast rights owners for the Nigerian territory, has signed a transmission agreement with the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON).
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FY 2013: Diamond Bank Consolidates Profitable Growth With 29% Increase In Profit After Tax
Diamond Bank PLC has continued on the path of excellent financial performance, delivering a double digit return on equity as it announced a 16.7% increase in profit before tax to N32.1billion for the full year ended December 31, 2013. On the back of the very good performance, the bank has proposed a dividend of 30k per 50k ordinary shares. In a statement released from its head office in Lagos, Group Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, Dr. Alex Otti, stated “We are pleased to announce that Diamond Bank has exceeded its N30 billion profit guidance to return a profit before tax of N32 billion in 2013. This result is rooted in our strength to attract low-cost deposits and deploy these into various assets at profitable yet acceptable risk levels”.
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Diamond Partners Moneygram International On Money Transfer
Diamond Bank PLC, a leading player in the Nigeria retail banking space, has entered into a strategic partnership with MoneyGram International, for the provision of money transfer services. At the partnership signing ceremony which held at the Bank’s corporate head office in Lekki, Lagos, Executive Director - Retail Banking, Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Uzoma Dozie disclosed that the partnership was an important milestone in providing secure and accessible money transfer services to meet the needs of the Bank’s customers.
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Diamond Bank Partners Lagos Black Heritage Festival To Reward Children’s’ Creative Talents
Diamond Bank PLC, a leading player in the Nigerian retail banking space, has once again partnered with the Lagos Black Heritage Festival (LBHF) by sponsoring the 2014 Vision of a Child Competition holding from April 14 through 21, 2014. Speaking at a press conference which held prior to the painting competition, Mr. Victor Ezenwoko, Executive Director -Lagos Businesses, Diamond Bank PLC, disclosed that the bank has maintained a strong relationship with the Vision of The Child competition as it is a demonstration of its commitment to developing the future of the Nigerian child. According to him, the bank has supported the project since 2012.
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Music, Theatrics, Comedy At Legend Extra Stout’s BlackREALvolution
It was an exciting and memorable Friday for thousands of curious Nigerians who trooped to the Eko Atlantic (Bar Beach) for the unveiling of the BlackRealvolution mystery. For several weeks, various social media was agog with the BlackRealvolution buzz, which was first presented to the public as a movement, spearheaded by Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, scion of late Afro Beat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, who is immensely popular, both as a world-class musician and as a social crusader that has canvassed against corruption, nepotism and oppression amongst other things, and a couple of other notable Nigerian artistes, including multiple award-winning artiste, Tuface Idibia.
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