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  • Man docked over alleged impersonation, abduction

    The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Bright Solomon, in a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for alleged impersonation and abduction.

    The defendant was docked on charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, impersonation, abduction and being in possession of ATM cards suspected to be stolen, offences he denied committing.

    The prosecutor, Babajide Olanipekun, told the court that the defendant and two others now at large, paraded themselves as clergymen and abducted one Onyinye Asawalam,‎ on May 5.

    He said that the defendant took Asawalam to Keystone Bank, Kubwa, without her parents’ consent.

    The prosecutor said that the defendant attempted to withdrew money with Asawalam’s ATM card, but was caught.

    He said that during police investigation, 14 different ATM cards were found in the possession of the defendant.

    The offences contravened Sections 97, 179, 272, 95 and 319 of the Penal Code.

    The judge, Mohammed Marafa, granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500, 000, with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case until July 13 for hearing

  • Keystone Bank empowers ICT whiz kid

    Keystone Bank Limited has responded to an appeal by a 12-year-old emerging Nigerian ICT whiz-kid, Oluwatomisin Jasmin Ogunnubi, to boost her educational pursuit.

    Tomisin, a student of Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls in Lagos, was recently accepted by Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA, to attend the Young Global Scholars summer program organized for outstanding high school students. She is the young girl who not only developed an app for tracking kids but has won numerous awards in Canada, US and UK. She was in Oxford in 2017.

    Determined not to be left out of the Yale Young Global Scholars programme, Tomisin had in April 2018 written to the lender to partner with her in her quest and in swift response, Keystone Bank presented her with the sum of $4000  to attend the program slated for July.

    Brilliant Tomisin, came into the limelight in 2016 when she developed a location tracking App called ‘My Locator’ at the age of 12.

    Commenting on the development, the Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Bank Limited, Obeahon Ohiwerei, said: “At Keystone Bank, our commitment to exceptional services extends beyond providing banking services.

    It includes giving back to the communities in which we operate to make a lasting difference through our main pillars: health, education, women & youth empowerment and employee volunteer scheme.”

    “As a financial institution, we make conscious efforts to empower the youths as it is our belief that they hold the future.” Ohiwerei said.

    Presenting the cheque to the young girl, Tijjani Aliyu, Chief Risk Officer, Keystone Bank stressed that beyond giving back to the communities for their support of the bank’s activities over the years, Keystone Bank is embarking on a deliberate effort to develop Nigerian youths and empower women through its sustainability activities.

    Yale Young Global Scholars is a highly selective academic leadership programme for high school sophomores and juniors from around the world aged between 15 and 17. The programme is designed to bring together students with the talent, drive, energy, and ideas to make meaningful impact as young leaders, even before they begin university studies.

  • Keystone Bank partners CeLD, launches ‘CashToken’

    Keystone Bank Limited has partnered a ‘Cash Reward as-a-Service firm’, CeLD Innovations Limited, to launch ‘CashToken’, a new age of hyper- consumer centricity in Nigeria.

    The new product is an electronic reward and celebratory gift commodity, which costs only N30.

    The initiative, according to CeLD, creates an avenue for every customer to have an opportunity for life-changing cash rewards every Friday night at the National CashToken draws, to be monitored by Alexander Forbes and audited by Deloitte.

    The product is designed to optimise customer loyalty investment for business, celebratory gift value optimisation and public emotional equity for government.

    According to Keystone Bank Limited Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Obeahon Ohiwerei, “At Keystone Bank, our vision as we begin our trajectory towards industry leadership is the enablement of new possibilities tied to our customer’s innermost desires as we connect our customers to a new era of Hyper Consumer Centricity; where every patronage of our bank is a life changing opportunity.

    “And so, the establishment of the World’s First Cash Reward as-a-Service Platform by CeLD is, indeed, not only most commendable, but worthy of strategic support of forward looking businesses; hence the support of the Board and management of Keystone Bank Limited.

    “We have also taken a decision to partner with CeLD to adopt this ground-breaking product, ‘The CashToken’ as a Keystone Bank Customer Loyalty Reward Commodity. We believe every patronage of the bank should be a true life changing-opportunity with guaranteed cash for insurance, pension or savings.

    “We, therefore, call on all industry leaders, business owners, governments and the celebratory gift industry to join us as we project this great African Innovation to the world stage. We believe that one one to three billion people will receive CashTokens in five years across the world.’’

    Zinox Technologies Limited Chairman, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh said products like CeLD were the kind of empowerment that startups  require.

    “CashToken is the miracle of the 21st Century, and it’s an innovation that makes business faster, and is transparent. It is an innovation that will bring growth to the economy of the country.” Ekeh added.

    Other speakers and guests at the launch included Consumer Protection Council Director-General (DG), Tunde Irukera; National Lottery Regulation Commission DG, Lanre Gbajabiamila; Interswitch Group GMD, Mitchel Elegbe; Obalende/Ikoyi Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman Hon. Fuad Atanda-Lawal; Microsoft Nigeria, Enterprise Commercial Lead, Wale Olokodana;  National Lottery Trust Fund Executive Secretary, Bello Maigari and Bureau of Public Enterprise DG, Alex Okoh.

     

  • Agency banking: Keystone Bank, NIPOST partner

    Keystone Bank Limited yesterday launched ‘KeyServ’, an Agency Banking Proposition to serve customers outside its conventional brick and mortar mode of banking.

    The initiative, which is in partnership with Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and i-OneC, a financial technology firm, is in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) Financial System Strategy (FSS 2020) goals to increase financial inclusion uptake in Nigeria.

    According to the Group Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Bank Limited, Obeahon Ohiwerei: “Enabling Financial Inclusion is our core area of focus and we have partnered with other industry players to deploy Digital Financial Solutions/ Platforms for improved access to finance; leveraging data to improve the product offerings, personalised and predictive customer service, and uncovering new customer segments”.

    The recent reports on adult Nigerians, according to Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), is that 40.1 million is financially excluded. That represents 41.6 per cent of 96.4 million adults. “To this end, we are partnering with NIPOST and i-OneC to offer financial inclusion services to un(der)banked Nigerians especially in the rural and less urban areas.”

    Under this partnership, KeyServ (Keystone Agency Banking Services) offers services such as account opening, bills payment, cash-in, cash-out, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Services, fund transfers, balance enquiries, ATM cash withdrawals, mini statements and a whole lot more.

    “One landmark feature of KeyServ (Keystone Agency Banking Services) is that it offers affordable access to financial services than the traditional banking methods” Ohiwerei reiterated.

    Also, speaking at the launch, the Executive Director Corporate Banking & South, Keystone Bank, Yemi Odusanya, added that “with this scheme, customers, especially in the rural areas will enjoy unfettered access to banking services.

    As at today, we have about 106 approved agents across the country and already, the services are available at Sabongida-Ora (Evbiobe)-Edo State,  Sabon Gari (Kano), Mirinjibi (Kaduna), Barnawa (Kaduna), Yaba (Lagos) and Ikoyi (Lagos)”.

    It’s simply convenient, affordable and several NIPOST locations nationwide have been earmarked to feature actively in this initiative. Nigerians now have the opportunity to take full advantage of this partnership to enjoy the bouquet of financial services across the country.

  • Keystone Bank, Vitafoam Nigeria others for awards

    Top organisations and brands have been named to have won the fifth annual edition of Nigeria Pension Awards and Africa Finance Awards scheduled to hold in Lagos on March 29th 2018.

    The companies include Keystone Bank, Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, Propertymart, PTAD, Modion Communications and STL Trustees.

    According to the organisers, the programme is designed to honor outstanding professionals and corporate organisations in the pension, finance, insurance and other sectors.

    The event will be witnessed by leaders and decision makers across different sectors in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

    Some of the winners for the 2017 awards include Keystone Bank Plc, Orange Insurance Brokers, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, First Registrar & Investor Services, Zenith Pension Custodian Limited, ARM Pensions, and Capricorn Marine & Technologies Plc among several other leading organisations.

    Other winners include Powergas, PAC Capital Limited, Modion Communications, Adron Homes, Integrated Corporate Services Limited to mention but few.

     

     

    Adesanya Abidemi, the project director also mention some past winners of the coveted award to include Stanbic IBTC Pension, Oak Pension, Fidelity Pension Managers, First Pension Custodian, AIICO Pension Managers, Crusader Sterling Pensions, FUG Pension and UBA Pension Custodian.

  • TSA: No hidden Govt. funds in our custody – Keystone Bank

    TSA: No hidden Govt. funds in our custody – Keystone Bank

    Keystone Bank Limited has denied having in its custody any illegally hidden money belonging to the Federal Government of Nigeria or any of its agencies.

    Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district had accused the bank of colluding with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to conceal about $137 million and thereafter illegally withdrew $4 million.

    But Keystone Bank, in a statement by the General Counsel & Company Secretary, Dr. Michael Agamah on Tuesday said, “We wish to state categorically that Keystone Bank Limited has never illegally hidden or withdrawn any amount of money belonging to the Federal Government or any of its agencies.”

    “Details of all Federal Government funds in custody of Keystone Bank had always been fully disclosed to all relevant Federal Government agencies and at no time did Keystone Bank collude or ‎conspire with any official of the Federal Government to disobey the Federal Government directives on the TSA.”

    The statement also added that “the lender informed its stakeholders that it would not conduct itself in breach of the laws or policies of the government, including the TSA policy and had since been engaging with relevant agencies to remit all funds in the Bank’s custody”.

  • PHOTO: CIBN accredits Keystone Bank Training Academy

    PHOTO: CIBN accredits Keystone Bank Training Academy

    PHOTO: CIBN accredits Keystone Bank Training Academy

  • Keystone Bank to satisfy customers with new campaign

    Keystone Bank to satisfy customers with new campaign

    Keystone Bank said  it is committed to delivering unparalleled products and services to its customers, with the recent launch of its new brand campaign, tagged: ‘I Bank with Keystone Bank.’

    The lender said in a statement that the campaign is geared towards creating awareness for the corporate brand and positioning Keystone Bank as a partner and enabler that supports customers to achieve their goals through opportunities made available by the bank.

    The bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Obeahon Ohiwerei, while speaking at start of the campaign, said with the new focus and drive within the bank, “we believe it is imperative for us to re-affirm our commitment to our stakeholders and to highlight the positive strides that we are taking in order to inspire confidence in our customers.

    “Every business requires a steady hand that lends the right kind of support and every year, Keystone Bank helps thousands of business people achieve their goals, with consistent commitment to quality service. This is one major factor we wish to showcase with this campaign.”

    Ohiwerei said Keystone Bank is a technology and service-driven commercial bank, offering tailor-made convenient and reliable solutions to customers’ needs.

  • Keystone reaffirms commitment to customers with new campaign

    Keystone reaffirms commitment to customers with new campaign

    Keystone Bank Limited, has reaffirmed its commitment to deliver unparalleled products and services to its customers with the recent launch of its new brand campaign tagged: “I Bank with Keystone Bank”.

    The campaign is geared towards creating awareness for the corporate brand and positioning the bank as a partner and enabler that supports customers to achieve their goals through opportunities made available by the bank.

    Speaking on the development, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Keystone Bank, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei said, “With the new focus/drive within the bank, we believe it is imperative for us to re-affirm our commitment to our stakeholders and to highlight the positive strides that we are taking in order to inspire confidence in our customers”.

    “Every business requires a steady hand that lends the right kind of support and every year, Keystone Bank helps thousands of business people achieve their goals with consistent commitment to quality service. This is one major factor we wish to showcase with this campaign” Ohiwerei stated.

    We are a technology and service-driven commercial bank offering tailor-made convenient and reliable solutions to every customer’s needs.

  • Katsina invests N200m in rice, cotton production

    Katsina invests N200m in rice, cotton production

    The Katsina State Government says it has invested N200 million in rice and cotton production under the Anchor Borrowers Programme in the state.

    Dr Abba Abdullahi, the Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Masari on Agriculture, disclosed this in Katsina on Tuesday, at the opening of a town hall meeting on the programme.

    The town hall meeting was organised by the state government in conjunction with the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ), the co-sponsor of anchor borrowers programme.

    “We have rice and cotton farmers that collected the CBN loan under the anchor borrowers programme to boost rice and cotton production and the programme needed supervision.

    “We used the funds to supervise and inspect all the rice and cotton farms in the 34 local government areas of the state.

    “The Katsina state government also purchased over 35 motorcycles for extension workers to visit rice and cotton farmers with the aim of offering pieces of advice to them,” he said.

    Abdullahi said that part of the fund was used for the repair of 15 vehicles for officers involved in supervising the extension workers.

    Earlier, Alhaji Shehu Musawa, the Managing Director, State Agricultural and Rural Development Project (KATARDA), said the stakeholders’ meeting was to review how the programme fared during the rainy season.

    “Anchor borrowers programme has achieved the desired goal in the state as it has boosted rice and cotton production.

    “We are expecting bumper harvest of cotton and rice in the state,” Abdullahi said.

    In his contribution, Keystone Bank’s representative, Malam Ahmed Musa, said that the bank would continue to support agricultural programmes in the state.

    NAN