By Usman Aliyu The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has partnered with Wema Bank to equip outgoing 2025 Batch B Stream I corps members in Edo with employ-ability, entrepreneurship and personal branding skills. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training is organised to ease theContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba Association of Corporate Communications and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has begun activities to mark its 30th anniversary with a tree-planting initiative in Lagos. This, it said, reaffirms its commitment to environmental sustainability, ethical communication and the reputation of the banking industry. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Wema Bank has named 10-year-old Chimamanda Ozoakpata as the winner of its 2026 One-Day Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) Children’s Day initiative. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the initiative formed part of activities marking the 2026 Children’s Day celebration. Ozoakpata, Head GirlContinue Reading
Profit By Taiye Olayemi Wema Bank Plc says it is intensifying efforts to join Nigeria’s tier-one banking group in the near term, through strong earnings growth, fresh capital inflows and a strategic expansion drive. Th Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Wema Bank, Mr Moruf Oseni, gaveContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Wema Bank Plc says its profit before tax rose to N221.85 billion in the 2025 financial year, representing a 116 per cent increase compared with N102.51 billion recorded in 2024. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. It said its 2025 performance reflectedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has sought partnerships with Wema and First Banks to boost Senior Secondary education through improved infrastructure, digital learning tools and teacher capacity development. The Executive Secretary, NSSEC, Dr Iyela Ajayi, made the appeal during courtesy visits to the management ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Credit rating agencies, Fitch and GCR, have upgraded the ratings of Wema Bank, further underscoring its capacity for long-term sustainability within the African banking ecosystem. According to a statement by the bank on Thursday, theseContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Wema Bank has recorded a profit before tax of N102.51 billion in 2024 financial year, representing an increase of 135 per cent when compared to the N43.59 billion recorded in 2023. The bank has proposed a dividend of N1.00 per share following its strongContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The total assets of Wema Bank Nigeria has grown by 38 per cent, to N3.084 trillion in third quater of 2024, from N2.24 trillion posted in the corresponding quarter of 2023. The Managing Director of the bank, Mr Moruf Oseni, said this on Wednesday in the bank’s unaudited ConsolidatedContinue Reading
