Diamond Bank Donates Library To Ojodu Primary School
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility drive to promote capacity development amongst young adults in Nigeria,Diamond Bank PLC, a leading player in the Retail Banking space, has donated a library to Ojodu Primary School, Lagos. The project was carried out in partnership with the United for Kids Foundation (UKF), a non-governmental organisation with primary focus on child welfare particularly among children from low income backgrounds.
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Diamond Bank Urges Entrepreneurs To ‘Build & Breakthrough’
In further demonstration of its commitment and support for Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria by providing financial and non-financial intervention, Diamond Bank, a leading player in the Nigerian Retail Banking space, has hosted the 41st edition of the BusinessXpress seminar, tagged: Build Up and Breakthrough. The seminar, which held recently in Lagos, is aimed at educating MSMEs on how to build capacity in the area of Financial Management. The topics discussed included: Build Up to Breakthrough, Introduction to Cash Flow and Diamond Bank Offerings for MSMEs.
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Diamond Advocates Prudence in ‘Global Money Week’
As part of activities to celebrate the Global Money Week holding from Friday, March 10 through Monday, March 17, 2014, Diamond Bank PLC, a leading bank in the Nigerian Retail Banking space, will embark on a mentoring and outreach program to select schools across the country. Formerly known as the Child and Youth Finance Week, the Global Money Week was adopted by the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2013 to sensitize school children and the youth on financial control, planning and concepts, among others. Other events planned to commemorate the occasion include a Financial Literacy Fair and Exhibition as well as an Open Bank Day.
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Star Trip To Brazil Promo Produces First Winner
Timothy Victor, a 41-year old dealer in building materials from Enugu State, has emerged the first winner in Star lager beer’s Trip To Brazil consumer promotion. By that feat, he has won for himself the prize of an all-expense paid trip to Brazil, which will see him touring the South American country, courtesy of Star lager beer. The Star Trip To Brazil consumer promotion is a unique brand activation from Star lager beer, Nigeria’s highest selling beer brand, from the stable of Nigerian Breweries Plc. A total of 11 lucky consumers will emerge winners from the on-premise raffle draws, which will be held in selected bars across key regions/districts of Nigeria.
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Diamond Bank Recognized As The Best Issuing Partner Bank In Africa by IFC
Diamond Bank PLC has once again been recognized for its market leadership in the Nigerian Banking industry as it was recently presented the award of the Best Issuing Partner Bank in the Sub-Saharan African category by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The award was presented to the bank’s officials at the inaugural Global Trade Partners Awards dinner held at the conclusion of the IFC 6th Global Trade Partners Meeting. The meeting took place last week in Lisbon, Portugal and it attracted over 350 delegates from 56 countries.
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Legend Extra Stout Promotes ‘Realness’, Courage and FUN In New TVC
Nigeria’s only real brewed stout brand with a unique bitter taste, Legend Extra Stout, is promoting the traits of courage, fun and realness, in a new television commercial. What better way to showcase these ‘Legendary’ attributes than producing a TV commercial that depicts typical everyday occurrences’.
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Diamond Bank Trains MSMEs On Cash Budgeting
As part of its efforts at increasing the capacity of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) in running profitable businesses, Diamond Bank PLC, a leading player in the Nigerian Retail Banking space, has through its Diamond BusinessXpress seminar provided training in cash budgeting for entrepreneurs. The seminar, which held in Owerri, Imo State, marks the 40th edition of the Bank’s BusinessXpress Seminar, a monthly capacity building workshop aimed at building managerial capacity and institutionalized processes within the sector. The topics discussed at the session included: Failing to Plan, Finding and retaining Customers, Strategic Planning, What is Business Really About? and ZeroOne.
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AMFacilities Advocates Planned Growth for Nigeria’s Retail Sector
Alpha Mead Facilities and Management Services (AM Facilities), in partnership with Cluttons LLP, has called on stakeholders in the retail sector in Nigeria to come together and promote the development of the sector. This call was made at a stakeholders’ forumheld on Tuesday, February 04, 2014, in Lagos. According to the organisers of the event, the objective of theforum is to share Cluttons’ experience in the management of retail centres and provide useful insight into how the lessons learned can be adopted for the successful mangement of malls in Nigeria. During the sessions, particpants were given the opportunity of pro bono private consultancy sessions with the Cluttons LLP team.
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Wande Coal, Whiz Kid To Headline Diamond S.W.A.G Account Concert At NUGA
Hip hop artistes, Wande Coal and Wizkid, have been revealed as the major artistes who will perform at the Diamond S.W.A.G Account Concert as part of the closing ceremony of the ongoing 24th Nigerian University Games (NUGA) holding at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. S.W.A.G Account, the youth-oriented product from Diamond Bank, was launched at the NUGA Games last week. Diamond Bank Plc, Nigeria’s foremost retail bank, is the lead sponsor of the competition.
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OAU VC, LOC Chairman, Laud Diamond Bank’s Support For NUGA Games
The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and Chief Host of the ongoing 24th Nigerian University Games (NUGA), Professor Bamitale Omole, has lauded the support of Diamond Bank Plc, in sponsoring the Games. Diamond Bank, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, is the lead sponsor of the games. Professor Omole, who recognized the enormous support from Diamond Bank in his welcome address during the Opening Ceremony of the games at the weekend, said the support has gone a long way in making it possible to organize the event with less financial stress.
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Campari Projects Cultures Through Iconic 2014 Calendar
Campari, one of the leading global alcoholic spirits, has launched the 2014 edition of the annual Campari Calendar with the celebration of global cultural heritage as its main focus. With the theme “Worldwide Celebrations”, each month of the calendar focuses on a unique festival from a number of different cultures around the world. Through this intriguing new theme, Campari intends to highlight how cultures around the world have become more global than ever before, and reinterprets each celebration through its spirit made of passion, style and charisma.
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Diamond Bank Launches SWAG Account At NUGA Games
Diamond Bank Plc, one of the leading retail banks in Nigeria, is exciting Nigerian youths with the launch of the Diamond S.W.A.G Account at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife venue of this year’s on-going National Universities Games Association (NUGA) games. S.W.A.G, an accronym for ‘Student With A Goal’ is a newly designed proposition targeted at helping Nigerian youths achieve their financial goals with the right support. Diamond Bank is the Lead Sponsor of this year’s NUGA Games, its 24th edition.
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