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A banker's draft (also called a bank cheque, bank draft in Canada or, in the US, a teller's check) is a cheque (or check) provided to a customer of a bank or acquired from a bank for remittance purposes, that is drawn by the bank, and drawn on another bank or payable through or at a bank. [1] In Canada, the term "bank draft" includes both this ...
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede FCIB, CON (born 24 September 1966) is a Nigerian businessman, banker, investor and philanthropist. [12] [13]He was the former group managing director (GMD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc. [14]
The bank accepts (guarantees) the obligation to pay the holder of the draft, analogous to a cashier's check. The draft holder may hold the acceptance until maturity and receive the face value payment from the bank, or it may sell (exchange) the acceptance at a discount to another party willing to wait until maturity to receive the bank's ...
Ofovwe Aig-Imoukhuede was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the first child of Fred Brume and Evelyn Oputu. [1] [2]She holds an LLB from Kings College, University of London, a Bachelor of Law from the Nigerian Law School, an MBA from the University of Cambridge, where she was a Chevening Scholar and an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics.
The bank commenced business on June 12, 1990, at the Waterfront Plaza, Plot 270, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on June 25, 2004. [ 3 ] In October 2010, Cecilia Ibru, the former head of Oceanic Bank, was sentenced to eighteen months and ordered to forfeit over US$ 1 billion for fraud .
The Anglo-Egyptian Bank and the National Bank of South Africa gave birth to Barclays Bank in Nigeria. In 1948, the British and French Bank for Commerce and Industry started operations in Nigeria, which metamorphosed into the United Bank for Africa. [3] The first domestic bank In Nigeria was established in 1929 and called the Industrial and ...
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, one of the two lending arms traditionally considered to be the World Bank. Typically lends to middle-income governments, also some creditworthy low-income countries. Founded in 1944. FY 2014 commitments $18.6 billion. Lends at market rate. Guarantees loans
2008: The Institute began the registration of Microfinance Banks in Nigeria as corporate members. January 13, 2009: Mr. Jacobs M. Ajekigbe, OFR, FCIB, GMD/CE, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, delivered the 1st CIBN Valedictory Lecture. February 2009: The Institute organized the 1st Seminar for Directors of Microfinance Banks.