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<p>Analysts say the CBN’s hawkish stance has burst the bubble for Nigerian equities with more investors taking advantage of the higher yield environment at the fixed income market. As the market focuses on the next move of the MPC, traders say bargain hunting was observed this week on Transcorp, Zenith Bank and BUA Cement. Mercy Okon, Research Analyst at Parthian Securities joins CNBC Africa for more market movements and the build up to the March MPC meeting.</p>


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<p>Nigeria’s Tier-one lender, Zenith Bank recorded a 10 per cent rise in its full-year profit after tax for 2020. The Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu says 2020 was a difficult year and also stressed that the earnings reflect the resilience of the team. He breaks down the numbers with CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa.</p>


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Zenith Bank CEO: 2020 was a difficult year, earnings reflect team’s resilience

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<p>Nigerian tier-1 lender, Zenith Bank recorded a 0.6 per cent rise in first quarter profit-after-tax to 50.5 billion naira. Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu joined CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor to breakdown the numbers.</p>


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<p>Zenith Bank and Prudential Zenith Life have created a mobile insurance service with the USSD code to enable access to insurance services for Nigerians. Zenith Bank&#8217;s Chairman, Jim Ovia joins CNBC Africa to shares some insight on this service.</p>


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The Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu says Nigeria cannot grow so much in a global space where growth is already sluggish and muted because of the impact of the coronavirus. He also says the guidance calls for cautious optimism. Onyeagwu shared his thoughts on what to expect this year with CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi.</p>


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Nigeria’s largest bank, Zenith reported a 7.9 per cent increase in its full year 2019 profits. CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi caught up with the Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu to breakdown the bank’s 2019 earnings.</p>


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<p>Zenith Bank says it is prepared to support Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and creative ecosystems with funding, which the bank calls a critical tool for participating in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). GMD and CEO of the bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu discussed this with CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole at the bank’s Tech Fair in Lagos.</p>


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<p>Chairman and Founder of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia says Nigeria&#8217;s economy is becoming digitised as many Nigerian youth are creating solutions to solve local problems. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole caught up with him at the Zenith Bank’s Tech Fair in Lagos.</p>


Lagos Tech Fair: Zenith Bank’s Jim Ovia on how digitisation is helping solve local problems

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<p>Google&#8217;s Country Manager for Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor says emerging technological innovations provide growth acceleration opportunities for Nigeria as well as solutions to Africa’s problems in radically different ways. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Christy Cole caught up with her on the side-lines of Zenith Bank’s Tech Fair in Lagos.</p>


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<p>Zenith Bank’s International Trade Seminar is proof that Nigeria is ready to drive the non-oil export projects in the country. That’s according to Olugbemi Ojo, the Executive Director of Lakinberg LLC who joined CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa to discuss the highlights of the seminar.</p>


Olugbemi Ojo: Non-oil export projects will generate 20mn jobs for Nigeria

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<p>Dennis Olisa, Executive Director at Zenith Bank says one way Nigeria can expand its foreign exchange base is to ensure that export is reinvigorated. He joined CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa to discuss this and more on the side-lines of the bank&#8217;s international trade seminar.</p>


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<p>Henry Oroh, Executive Director at Zenith Bank says the bank’s third International Trade Seminar is a means to create awareness on the opportunities in Nigeria&#8217;s non-oil exports. He discussed this and more with CNBC Africa’s Wole Famurewa on the side-lines of the event.</p>


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<p>Nigerian Tier-1 lender, Zenith Bank reported a 4.5 per cent rise in its 9-months profit after tax to N150.7 billion. However, the commercial bank recorded a 6.1 per cent decline in net interest income to N214.6 billion. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank joins CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for more.</p>


Zenith Bank CEO: How to look at the earnings

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<p>The Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu says banks need to collaborate with investors to achieve efficient use of loan facilities. He cites cyber security as a major challenge – he begins by highlighting steps taken to combat wrong use of loans by borrowers. He joins CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for more.</p>


Zenith Bank CEO on tackling wrong use of loans and cybercrime in Nigeria

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<p>The Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank, Ebenezer Onyeagwu says the first half of the year was very challenging and interesting. He made this remark when commenting on the bank’s half-year earnings with CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi.</p>


Zenith Bank reports 8.7% increase in H1 PAT to N88.9bn

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<p>Ebenezer Onyeagwu formally resumed as the Group Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank on the first of June this year. He joins CNBC Africa to discuss strategic plans for the bank.</p>


Zenith Bank CEO Ebenezer Onyeagwu outlines company’s future direction

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<p>Zenith Bank Group recorded an 11.3 percent rise in full-year profit after tax to 193 billion naira. CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi caught up with Zenith Bank&#8217;s Deputy Managing Director Ebenezer Onyeagwu to break down the numbers.</p>


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