Leadership (Abuja)
Ishaku Kigbu
30 December 2011
First Bank Nigeria PLC and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) have struck a sponsorship partnership ahead the London 2012 Olympics. The agreement makes First Bank the official partner of the body for the Olympics. NOC said the bank will be its Official Banker at the event.
To this end, the bank is to facilitate cashless transactions and provide platforms for the various financial transactions that will occur during the games through its alternative banking channels. Folake Ani-Mumuney, Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, said during the agreement signing that the agreement with the NOC was to promote excellence: “First Bank and the Olympic Movement share a rich pedigree of being organisations that have been promoting excellence, social responsibility and respect for globally acclaimed ethical principles for over 100 years of existence.” Ani-Mumuney said the Olympic symbol of five interlaced rings, which represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world, is one of the most profound emblems in the world.
“The quest for a united and peaceful world is a noble one that First Bank identifies with. Our various CSR interventions in sports are borne out of our conviction that sports is a vehicle for promoting unity, youth empowerment and excellence.
First Bank’s stance against discrimination is evident in its policy on equality in the workplace, superior service delivery to all classes of customers, and provision of alternative channels to ensure financial inclusion for the unbanked and under-banked in Nigeria.” NOC president, Engineer Sani Ndanusa said First Bank’s support will go a long way in their quest to ensure Nigeria excels at the London 2012 Games.
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