The First City Monument Bank, FCMB Plc has said that it is committed to customer-focussed products so as to enhance stakeholders’ value. Over the years, banking in Nigeria has progressed from the traditional financial service activities to become a core part of the lifestyle of individuals, businesses and societies. These days, the assessment and success of corporate organisations, including banks, are largely measured by their level of connection with the people and the customer-centric solutions they offer. This fact was succinctly captured by Roy Spence, co-founder of GSD&M, a leading advertising firm in the United States, who declared that, ‘’every business needs to be in the business of improving customers’ lives”.

Former players of the defunct Udoji United Football Club of Awka will on July 30 engage retired internationals in a friendly game aimed at raising funds for families of their late colleagues.

The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has said that discussions have reached an advanced stage with the office of the Head of Service of the Federation to gazette the Institute’s professional qualifications for employment purposes in the Civil Service. The move is in a bid to ensure that graduates of the College of Insurance and Financial Management Studies (CIFM) secure employment in government institutions across the various levels of government in the country.

As part of efforts to ensure that Nigerians have easy access to affordable housing, stakeholders in the housing sector have called for the adoption of local solutions to mortgage financing in the country. The call formed part of the recommendations in a communiqué issued by the stakeholders at the end of the recently concluded 2016 Affordable Housing Summit in Abuja. The summit was the culmination of series of consultations amongst government and non-government stakeholders in the housing industry and is intended to generate the framework for a robust policy for affordable housing delivery in Nigeria. Participants made several recommendations, which are presented on the basis of five thematic issues/pillars, namely: Lands, finance, Concessions and incentives, strategic focus on off-takers and, skills development and technology.

Oyo state’s Asegun Comprehensive High School defeated the National Grammar School, Nike, Enugu state at the 2016 edition of the Copa Coca-Cola boys U-15 soccer tournament at the national final match played at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos Island.