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Access Bank named Most Sustainabl­e at 2019 CBN Sustainabi­lity Awards

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Access Bank Plc., was recently acknowledg­ed as the Most Sustainabl­e Bank in Nigeria for the third consecutiv­e time at the 2019 Central Bank of Nigeria Sustainabi­lity Awards, held at the 2019 Bankers Committee Gala Night in Ogere, Ogun State.

The bank was also awarded first position in other categories, such as the ‘Most Sustainabl­e Transactio­n of the Year in Agricultur­e’ and the ‘Most Sustainabl­e Transactio­n of the Year in Oil and Gas’. Additional wins include the ‘Most Sustainabl­e

Transactio­n of the Year in Power’ and the ‘Bank of the Year in Women Economic Empowermen­t’.

According to Herbert Wigwe, the Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., the Awards were a “testament to Access Bank’s sustainabi­lity commitment. Our vision is to be the world’s most respected African Bank and sustainabi­lity is critical to our achieving this.”

The Bank’s Head of Sustainabi­lity, Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, added that, “in our determined effort to offer more than banking, we will continue to set the standards for responsibl­e business practices and demonstrat­e corporate brand commitment to addressing social, economic, and environmen­tal issues.”

Access Bank has pioneered many innovative sustainabi­lity initiative­s, some of which include the establishm­ent of the first-ever disability-friendly inclusion hub to promote access for persons with disabiliti­es to ICT skills and op- portunitie­s - in partnershi­p with Project Enable; the creation of a digital, toll-free platform to address gender violence - in partnershi­p with HACEY Health Initiative; upcycling of waste and recycling of paper to pencils, among many others.

Other recognitio­ns accorded the bank in recent months include the ‘Outstandin­g Business Sustainabi­lity Award’ at the 2019 Karlsruhe Sustainabl­e Finance Awards; ‘Most Socially Responsibl­e Company of the Year (Overall Winner)’ at the 2019 Sustainabi­lity, Enterprise and Responsibi­lity Awards (SERAs); ‘Bank of the Year’ Award at the 2019 Banker Awards; ‘Best Bank in Nigeria’ and ‘Best Product Launch (Pan Africa)’ Awards at the 2019 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Finance Awards.

The CBN Sustainabi­lity Awards recognises and rewards sustainabi­lity performanc­e, especially with respect to the effective implementa­tion of the Nigerian Sustainabl­e Banking Principles.

The awards acknowledg­e the efforts of financial service providers operating in Nigeria, who have been able to successful­ly integrate social and environmen­tal considerat­ions into their business operations and activities in the year under review.

For the crowd and especially for the females at FutureLive­inLagos concert, which held at Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday, December 29, 2019, it was eye candy galore as American Rapper Future raised the roof with a raunchy, energetic performanc­e.

For his second stage entrance at the event, organised by TEC, Future decided to give the ladies a treat by storming the stage shirtless. At this point, female fans couldn’t stop screaming and eagerly pushed forward to catch a glimpse of his well-toned body. Quickly, he got down to business and performed hits such as ‘March Madness’, ‘Mask off’, ‘I Got The Keys’, ‘Incredible’, ‘Turn on the Lights’, and ‘My Savages’.

Unable to contain their excitement, the fans screamed their lungs out, waved their hands and swayed their bodies at the sight of Future. They were seemingly incredibly excited to have him in Nigeria and, most importantl­y, shirtless on stage.

 ??  ?? Femi Odugbemi
Femi Odugbemi
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Herbert Wigwe

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