Zenith Bank’s CFO, Mukhtar Adam, Emerges Chief Financial Officer of the Year at the 11th AABLA The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Mukhtar Adam, has been named ‘Chief Financial Officer of the Year’ at the 11th All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in partnership
with CNBC Africa. The award ceremony took place at the King’s Ballroom, Sun City, South Africa, on June 23, 2023. The honour places Mukhtar alongside other celebrated professionals
across Africa. Expressing his gratitude for the recognition, Adam thanked the judges and organisers of the award, expressing his appreciation for being deemed a fitting
recipient of the ‘Chief Financial Officer of the Year’ for 2023. He dedicated the award to the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR. Additionally, he expressed his
gratitude to the management of Zenith Bank, his colleagues in Nigeria and the bank’s subsidiaries for fostering a positive work environment. Adam also extended his thanks to the bank’s
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DEEPENING COLLABORATION FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION… L-R: President, Global Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Christopher Elias; Senior Programme Officer, Abi Jagun; Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mrs. Aishah Ahmad; Co-Chair, BMGF, Bill Gates; Acting CBN Governor, Mr. Adebisi Folashodun Sonubi, and Director, Development Finance Department, CBN, Mr. Yila Philip Yusuf, during a meeting aimed at deepening collaboration for financial inclusion in Nigeria held in Abuja…recently
Presidential candidate of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s presidential election in Sierra Leone, Dr Samura Continued on page 6
Yahaya, Ex-COAS: Army Has Put All Adversaries in Disarray It’s been God, grace, says former military chief IG reassures security of lives, property, meets 79 mopol commanders Deji Elumoye in Abuja Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, who recently retired from the army after 35 years in service, has said the exploits of the Nigerian Army had put the country's adversaries in disarray in all fronts. This was as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj Gen
Christopher Musa; the Chief of Army Staff, Maj Gen Abiodun Lagbaja and Chief of the Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ikechukwu Ogalla, at the weekend, participated in the traditional pulling out ceremony for Yahaya. Retiring members of the 38 and 39 Regular Courses of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) also Continued on page 6
AT THE 11TH ALL AFRICA BUSINESS LEADERS AWARDS…
PDP: It's Tradition for Leading Opposition L-R: Head of Private Clients, SASFIN Wealth, South Africa, Flynn Robson; Chief Financial Officer, Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Mukhtar Adam; and BSG, South Africa, Mteto Nyati, during the presentation of the CFO of the Year Award to Adam, at the 11th All Africa Business Party to Nominate Minority Leaders... Pg 50 Chairman, Leaders Awards (AABLA) in partnership with CNBC Africa, held at the King’s Ballroom, Sun City, South Africa at the weekend.