For a third year running, Zenith Bank Plc has been named the Best Commercial Bank in
Nigeria at the World Finance Banking Awards 2023. The bank also emerged as the Best
Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria, in the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards
2023, retaining the award for a second consecutive year.
These awards were presented to Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the Group Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Bank Plc, at the London Stock Exchange recently.
The recognitions celebrate the bank's tremendous feats and milestones in financial
performance, financial inclusion, corporate governance, and sustainability.
Commenting on the awards, Dr Onyeagwu said that: "these awards are a testament to our
resilience and ability to adapt to the vagaries of the market as well as our innate capability
to engender very stellar business performances through our innovative products and
solutions. It also affirms our continued commitment to global best practices in corporate
governance, sustainability and corporate social responsibility."
Dr Onyeagwu dedicated the awards to the Founder and Group Chairman, Jim Ovia, CFR,
thanking him for his mentorship and for establishing the basis for a resilient and highly
successful institution. He also expressed gratitude to the board for their exceptional
leadership, vision, and insight; to the staff for their unwavering commitment and dedication;
and to the bank's customers for making Zenith their preferred bank.
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Zenith Bank's track record of excellent performance has continued to earn the brand
numerous awards, with these latest honours coming on the heels of several recognitions,
including being recognised as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital, for the
14th consecutive year, in the 2023 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by The
Banker Magazine; Bank of the Year (Nigeria) in The Banker's Bank of the Year Awards
2020 and 2022; Best Bank in Nigeria, for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022, in the
Global Finance World's Best Banks Awards; Best in Corporate Governance' Financial
Services' Africa, for four successive years from 2020 to 2023, by the Ethical Boardroom;
Most Sustainable Bank, Nigeria in the International Banker 2023 Banking Awards; Best
Commercial Bank, Nigeria and Best Innovation In Retail Banking, Nigeria in the
International Banker 2022 Banking Awards.
Also, the bank emerged as the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the Banker
Magazine Top 500 Banking Brands 2020 and 2021 and Retail Bank of the Year, for three
consecutive years from 2020 to 2022, at the BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial
Institutions (BAFI) Awards. Similarly, Zenith Bank was named Bank of the Decade (People's
Choice) at the ThisDay Awards 2020, Bank of the Year 2021 by Champion Newspaper,
Bank of the Year 2022 by New Telegraph Newspaper, and Most Responsible Organisation
in Africa 2021 by SERAS Awards.