LAGOS, JUNE 5, 2018 – FIrst City Monument Bank (FCMB) has won two awards at the Best Companies to Work For 2018 Africa Awards organised by the Great Place to Work Institute (GPTW) in Lagos.
The lender won the ‘Best Workplace for Females in Africa’ and ‘Second Best Company to Work for in Africa’ in the large corporates category at the fifth edition of the awards.
The bank was also recognized as a Great Place to Work. The awards are in recognition of FCMB’s achievements in creating an enabling environment where employees can pursue their career goals and thrive. The bank’s positive affirmation and rewards in Africa for consistently enhancing human capital development and welfare among its workforce were also acknowledged.
For the award of ‘’Best Workplace for Women’’, GPTW institute took particular note of the various empowerments and other support programmes of FCMB Women in the areas of orphanages, girl child education, the less privileged, especially widows as well as the increased female representation in key management roles in the financial institution.
For the award of ‘’Second Best Company to Work For in Africa’’, the institute considered FCMB’s commitment over the years in championing and executing initiatives that balance the needs of its diverse workforce in key human welfare and career development areas.
Managing Director of FCMB, Adam Nuru, said the bank would continue to provide the right environment and initiatives, anchored on fairness, respect, camaraderie and credibility, that would enable its workforce confidently pursue their career goals.
