CIBN accredits Keystone Bank Training Academy

Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has certified and granted full accreditation status to the Keystone Bank Limited Training Academy.
The bank received accreditation in recognition of its compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.
The certification came at the end of a recent evaluation exercise carried out by the CIBN which is the sole accreditation agency under the Competency Framework for the country’s Banking and Finance Industry put in place by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The Keystone Bank Training Academy is a full-fledged learning and development centre responsible for the continuous building of skills and the expansion of knowledge base of new and existing workers of the bank.
In the letter communicating the development, the institute commended the bank for its consistent efforts towards meeting high standards for the benefit of the banking industry and larger economy.
Part of the accreditation is the exemption of trainees who are successful at the Keystone Bank Entry Level from nine courses from a total of nineteen in the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria Professional Certification examination.
Commenting on the award, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Bank Limited, Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei said, “We believe strongly in the need for continuous learning and self-improvement. Providing top-notch training is one way we groom and build our people to be more competent and vibrant, thereby launching the Bank to ground breaking achievements and performance overtime.”
“This of course will produce leading professional bankers who will lead not just the industry but the economy at large.”
Keystone Bank is a technology and service-driven commercial bank offering convenient and reliable solutions to its customers
More winners emerge in Access Bank Family Fortune Promo
More winners have emerged from the ongoing Access Bank Family Fortune Promo as 118 customers were rewarded in the second monthly selection of winners.
The event which held at the Bank’s Alausa branch in Ikeja produced 50 customers who won DSTV decoders while another 30 got N50,000 worth of shopping vouchers.
Also, 20 customers won Samsung mobile phones, 10 customers won Home Theatres, 5 customers won 49 inch LED televisions and 3 customers each won 7-seater home furniture (sofa).
At the launch of the Promo in June, the Bank promised to reward its consumers with over 100,000 gifts, specifically to family units through weekly, monthly and the mega random selections. The Promo tagged ‘Save Today, Take Tomorrow’ ultimately aimed at stimulating a savings culture between families does not leave the kids out, as Scholarships are up for grabs. Other fantastic prizes include family holidays, 16KVA generators and brand new cars.
Speaking at the second monthly random selection of winners, Group Head, Inclusive
Banking, Ope Wemi-Jones, said the Promo had attracted a large number of participants from across the country while, winners had emerged from previous random selections in Lekki, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Abuja.
Wemi-Jones said, “The promo was designed to reward the collective savings habit of families with grand prizes and competitive interest rates while they enjoy the confidentiality of their banking transactions as individuals.”
In line with the objectives of the Access Bank’s Family Fortune Promo, the chances of a family winning are quite high while all the winners from the selection met the Promo criteria which include achieving a minimum balance at the qualifying level of N150,000.00. The fund is required as a cumulative balance across family members accounts with each member having a minimum balance of N20,000 to qualify for the Family Fortune Promo.
The mega random selection is scheduled to hold in December, 2017 where three families will each go home as proud winners of a house.