By PROVIDENCE OBUH
Skye Bank Plc has won the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) trophy as the “Best Bank in clearing” in the Abeokuta clearing zone for the year 2010.

According to a statement issued by the bank, it emerged as the best bank in clearing based on its efficiency and excellent processing track records in clearing which have won the trophy for the bank for two consecutive years.

The bank said the CBN conferred the award on it because of its attendance at every quarterly meeting of the zone, punctuality at clearing sessions, and error free clearing sessions, other basis for the award include returns of coins, shortages/overage and deposit/withdrawal at treasury.

The statement explained that the achievement was made possible by the collaboration and good working relationship between the bank’s clearing and cash management units in Abeokuta. The bank described the Clearing unit led by Adejare Okediji  and the Cash Management unit under the leadership of Omoniyi Saliu as its worthy ambassadors for doing it proud.

Recently, Skye Bank Plc won the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afrexim)  financial institutions’ award as a foremost promoter and financier of African trade for year 2010.

The Cairo, Egypt based bank, in a letter dated December 2, 2010, pronounced Skye Bank winner of the 2010 award in the Silver category of the financial institutions for its “commendable contributions towards the promotion and financing of African trade”.Skye Bank has been playing an active and frontline role in export financing, granting of credit facilities to African manufacturers as well as providing and maintaining trade information system in support of export business.