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Over the years, these remarkable women climbed the career ladder to get to the top after starting at the bottom.
With dint of hard work, consistency, dedication and ambition, they successfully changed the narrative, breaking the proverbial glass ceiling to become the first women to occupy the topmost job at their respective financial institutions.
Today, TheCable brings you seven current female MDs of Nigerian banks.
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NNEKA ONYEALI-IKPE, FIDELITY BANK
Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe assumed office as managing director/chief executive officer, Fidelity Bank on January 1, 2021. She is the first female to occupy the position since the bank’s inception in 1988.
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Some banks have notified their customers that they will start charging them N6.98 for every USSD transactions.
However, experts have said that excessive charges by banks could pose a threat to financial inclusion.
According to them, it will increase cash transactions because many bank customers would avoid using the USSD for transactions and could also discourage the unbanked segment of the population because they would not like to pay such charges over their little deposits.
A message from some of the banks, including Guaranty Trust Bank, First Bank and Fidelity Bank on ‘Update on USSD transactions’ stated, “Please be informed that you are now required to pay a fee of N6.98 to your mobile network provider for every banking transaction carried out on all USSD banking platforms.