CeBIH gets female chairperson
03 August 2022 |
1:40 am
The Committee of e-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH) has elected Celestina Appeal, the head of Cards Business at Zenith Bank as its new Chairman, alongside other new exco members...
The Committee of e-Business Industry Heads (CeBIH) has elected Celestina Appeal, the head of Cards Business at Zenith Bank as its new Chairman, alongside other new exco members, who will run its affairs in the next one year.
Speaking at the event, the immediate past Chairman of CeBIH, Adeyemi Atanda, commented that although a lot was achieved during his tenure, the incoming executive has to do much more in promoting electronic payments and collaborations with all sectors of players in the Nigerian payment space.
Â
While announcing the result of the election, which was earlier completed online, the Chairman of the electoral Committee, who is also a member of the Advisory Council of CeBIH, Stanley Jacob, said that holding an executive position in CeBIH is a serious task; owing to the pivotal role the committee plays in the Nigeria banking and payment industry.
 Â
He appreciated the immediate past executive committee for contributing meaningfully to the growth of electronic payments in Nigeria, particularly during the lockdown occasioned by Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
In her response after the inauguration of the new executives, the new Chairman, Celestina Appeal in her acceptance speech appreciated members of the committee for the confidence they have reposed in her and other members of the new exco.
She promised that the team will live up to the expectations and will build on the contributions of previous administrations of CeBIH to raise the bar of excellence in service provision in the payments industry.
  Â
She highlighted some of her plans, which include broadening the financial capacity of the organization and making CeBIH a more independent body.
Â
Related
Latest
1 day ago
He is not yet in power but President-elect Donald Trump rattled much of the world with an off-hours warning of stiff tariffs on close allies and China -- a loud hint that Trump-style government by social media post is coming back. With word of these levies against goods imported from Mexico, Canada and China, Trump…
1 day ago
British lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favour of a world-leading ban that aims to gradually phase out smoking by preventing young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes. In the first parliamentary vote on the proposals, 415 MPs voted in favour of progressing the bill to the next stage of the legislative process, with…
1 day ago
Tanzania's government on Tuesday raised the death toll from the collapse of a building in the Tanzanian commercial capital Dar es Salaam to 29. The November 16 disaster in one of the fastest-growing cities in the world prompted President Samia Suluhu Hassan to vow to improve building safety standards. After a toll of 20 victims…
1 day ago
The three main suspects in the murder of an Israeli rabbi in the United Arab Emirates were arrested by Turkish officers in Istanbul, Turkey's security sources told AFP on Tuesday. Tzvi Kogan, a 28-year-old UAE-based rabbi, was found dead last week, following what Israel's prime minister called "an abhorrent anti-Semitic terrorist attack". Emirati authorities on…
1 day ago
Canada was scrambling Tuesday to blunt the impact of US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to implement steep tariffs once he takes office, as experts warned of a potentially "catastrophic" hit to the Canadian economy. Shockwaves from the Republican's announcement rippled across the country as Ottawa raced to avoid disruptions to the more than one trillion…
1 day ago
Multiple strikes hit Beirut on Tuesday, including areas not previously targeted in two months of war, state media reported, after Israel's military made unprecedented calls to evacuate central districts. Some of the strikes came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the security cabinet was set to agree to a truce with Lebanon's Iran-backed…
1 day ago
Julian Alvarez and second-half substitute Angel Correa scored twice as Atletico Madrid cruised to an easy 6-0 win at struggling Sparta Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday. The win leaves Diego Simeone's Rojiblancos on nine points from five games in the competition, while Sparta have four. "Each win makes you happy, especially when the…
1 day ago
China and Mexico lashed out Tuesday after Donald Trump threatened to begin his presidency with an immediate trade war against the top three US economic partners. Trump made his threat in social media posts, announcing huge import tariffs against neighbors Canada and Mexico and also rival China if they don't stop illegal immigration and drug…
1 day ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would bring a US-brokered proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon to his government for approval as soon as Tuesday evening. In a televised address, Netanyahu said he would put "a ceasefire outline" to ministers "this evening". He did not say how long the truce would last,…
1 day ago
Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro "actively participated" in a 2022 coup plot to prevent his successor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from taking office, police alleged in a report made public Tuesday. Bolsonaro was also "fully aware" of an alleged plan by elite soldiers to assassinate Lula, his vice president and a Supreme Court judge, said…
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.