FULL LIST: Wigwe, UBA, Zenith…winners of the BusinessDay Banking Awards

Access Bank and Herbert Wigwe, its chief executive officer (CEO); United Bank for Africa (UBA); First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) and Zenith Bank came out tops at the BusinessDay Banking Awards 2016.

At the award, which was held at Eko Hotels on Friday night, Wigwe was named Bank CEO of the Year 2016, while the financial institution he leads, Access Bank, was named Bank of the Year.

The night kicked off with a welcome note from Frank Aigbogun, publisher of BusinessDay Newspaper, and a felicitation speech by Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, who was represented by Femi Pedro, former deputy governor of Lagos state.

Ambode commended the banks for their financial resilience in a challenging economy, their industry, commitment and exceptional display of expertise.

The awards, listed below, were presented by Femi Pedro; Nike Akande, president of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI); Uyi Akpata, country and regional senior partner, PwC West Africa; and by the award sponsor, Air France.

FULL LIST OF AWARDEES:

Best bank in support of agriculture – United Bank for Africa

Best bank in support of manufacturing – Zenith Bank

Best bank in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – First Bank of Nigeria

Most improved bank in retail banking – Union Bank

Best bank in corporate banking – Zenith Bank

Best bank in SME banking – Guaranty Trust Bank

Most customer friendly bank – First Bank of Nigeria

Bank deal of the year – Rand Merchant Bank of Nigeria (For IHS $800 million deal)

Most innovative product – Diamond future and cool teens product

Best managed funds – First Capital Asset Management anchor funds

Best managed funds (Money Market) – First Capital Asset Management anchor funds

Best managed fixed income funds – SFS Capital limited fixed income funds

Effective leadership for the protection of depositors funds – Umaru Ibrahim, CEO NDIC

Most innovative investment bank – United Capital

Best broker/investment bank – Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers

Best mortgage bank of the year in CSR – Abbey Mortgage Bank

Mortgage Bank of the year – Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank

Best bank promoting Islamic banking – Jaiz Bank

Bank of the year – Access Bank

Bank CEO of the year – Herbert Wigwe, CEO Access Bank