NsukkaHerald

The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has supplied varieties of flowers and trees to Nsukka Local Government Council of Enugu State to boost its Green Environment Project. The flowers and trees would be planted on roadsides. Dr. Eucharia Abu, Head of the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, led the team that presented the items. “The flowers and trees will be planted on roadsides to help create shades, beautify and add aesthetic to Nsukka town and its environs. “The flowers include Delonix regia, (flame of the forest); Terminalia catappa (Indian almond); Tectona grandis (teak), and Sagirus romanzoffiana (queen’s palm). Others are Roysyonia Regia (royal palm); Huracrepitens, (sandbox tree); Acacia sp. (Arabic gum tree); Gmelina arboreal (Melina), and Eucalyptus sp. (gum tree),” she said. Abu explained that the partnership was a result of the request made by the council chairman, Mr. Cosmas Ugwueze when he paid a courtesy visit to UNN Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Igwe. “T

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), the leading pan-African financial services institution, announced Chinedu Obeta as the CEO of UBA Zambia. Chinedu is among the six CEOs named last week for the UBA Africa subsidiary. He will be resuming in Zambia from Sierra Leone, where he is currently the CEO of UBA Sierra Leone. Chinedu Obeta has over two decades of work experience in Banking and Financial services with core experience in Retail/Commercial and Corporate Banking. Before his appointment as the Managing Director/CEO of UBA Sierra Leone, he has functioned in various management capacities such as Executive Director Wholesale Banking UBA Sierra Leone and Business Manager at UBA Plc. He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM) and has attended various courses in Banking strategy, Leadership among others. He holds an MBA (Banking & Finance) from the University of Nigeria. B. Agric. (Agricultural Economics – 2nd Class Upper Division) from the same University.

The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc has approved the appointment of Mr. Kevin Ugwuoke, the current Chief Risk Officer of the Bank, as Executive Director, Chief Risk Officer, subject to the approval of the CBN Kevin Ugwuoke joined Fidelity Bank in 2015 as General Manager, Chief Risk Officer. Under his supervision, the Bank’s Total Loan Book has grown by a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17% from N559.1bn to N1,218.9bn with Cost of Risk averaging 0.7% within the period and Non-Performing Loans Ratio below the regulatory threshold at 4.8% in Q1 2020. He has over 29 years of banking experience across various banks namely Citi Bank, Access Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, and legacy Mainstreet Bank Limited, where he worked in various capacities in Banking Operations, Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, and Risk Management. Prior to joining Fidelity Bank, he was Chief Risk Officer at United Bank for Africa Plc and Mainstreet Bank Limited. Kevin holds a Firstclass Honors