Diamond Bank Adopts Caro Favoured College, Ajegunle … Teaches Financial Literacy to Students
As part of efforts to promote financial literacy among children and youth, and give them access to good quality education, Diamond Bank PLC, a leading player in the Nigerian Retail Banking space, has adopted Caro Favoured College, Awodi-Ora, Ajegunle. Officials of the bank, who visited the school on a mentoring program as part of activities to commemorate the Global Money Week, said the move was informed by Diamond Bank’s commitment to building capacity among the country’s future leaders and in support of the financial inclusion policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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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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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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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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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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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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Diamond Bank Donates 33-Seater Bus To NYSC
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Johnson Bamidele Olawunmi, has commended Diamond Bank Plc for supporting the NYSC through the donation of a 33-seater bus to the organisation. Diamond Bank is a leading player in the Nigerian Retail Banking space. Mr. Oladele Akinyemi, Executive Director, Northern Business, Diamond Bank Plc, who made the presentation on behalf of the bank, said that the gesture was made in demonstration of Diamond Bank’s support for the NYSC in fulfilling its mandate of empowering future leaders as well as fostering unity in the country.
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Diamond Bank Empowers Women Entrepreneurs with ICT Training
In a bid to support women entrepreneurs to run thriving businesses, Diamond Bank PLC, a leading player in the Nigerian Retail Banking space, has provided ICT training for women functioning within the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector. At the two day program, which held at the Enterprise Development Centre of the Pan Atlantic University on Wednesday, 5 and Thursday, 6 February 2014, the entrepreneurs were taken through different topics including: Why do businesses need IT? Creating a Facebook Business page, Social Media for business, etc.
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Diamond Bank Sponsors 24th NUGA
Diamond Bank Plc., Nigeria’s leading retail bank, will be the lead sponsor of the 24th edition of the Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA) competition. The event, which will hold between February 12-22, 2014 at the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, will attract over 60 universities and 7,000 athletes that will feature in 15 different sports, including Track & Field, Badminton, Basketball, Chess, Cricket, Handball and Judo. Others are Hockey, Football, Swimming, Table tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis and Volleyball. According to Mrs Ayona Trimnell, Head of Corporate Communications, Diamond Bank Plc, the bank’s support for the event is part of its sponsorship programmes targeted at supporting the dreams and aspirations of Nigerian youths.
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