Zenith Bank wins ‘Bank of the Year, Nigeria’ in The Banker Awards 2022

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Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as Bank of the Year in Nigeria in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2022.

The award, which was announced by The Banker Magazine, Financial Times Group, United Kingdom, during the awards ceremony held in London on December 1, 2022, was in recognition of the bank’s strong management, sound business model and strategy, support for small businesses and efforts to cut energy consumption.

According to The Banker, Nigeria’s Bank of the Year award was among the continents’ most hotly contested this year, befitting the country’s status as Africa’s largest economy.

Commenting on the award, the GMD/CEO of the bank, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, said: “Winning the Bank of the Year attests to our tenacity as an institution despite a very challenging operating environment exacerbated by persistent macroeconomic headwinds. Indeed, being recognised by The Banker – the world’s longest running international banking title, is an acknowledgement of the resilience of the Zenith brand as the leading financial institution in Nigeria and the West African sub-region.”

The Banker’s Bank of the Year award is contested by the world’s leading financial institutions, with winners chosen across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America and Western Europe.

Zenith Bank has won numerous awards including Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital, for the 13th consecutive year in the 2022 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by The Banker Magazine; Best Bank in Nigeria, 2020, 2021 and 2022 in the Global Finance World’s Best Banks Awards; Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria 2021 and 2022 in the World Finance Banking Awards; Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria in the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards 2022; Best in Corporate Governance’ Financial Services’ Africa 2020, 2021 and 2022, by the Ethical Boardroom; Best Commercial Bank, Nigeria and Best Innovation In Retail Banking, Nigeria in the International Banker 2022 Banking Awards.

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