Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most revolutionary {bank} and pioneer of Africa’s first totally digital {bank}, ALAT, has formally marked the unbelievable milestone of its eightieth anniversary on Friday, Might 2nd, 2025.
Celebrated as Nigeria’s oldest indigenous {bank}, Wema Bank was based on Might 2nd, 1945, as Agbonmagbe {Bank} Restricted; an establishment that has now advanced from a single-branch operation geared toward empowering indigenous Nigerians right into a formidable power that continues to blaze the path in Nigeria’s banking and {financial} trade.
From bridging gaps in entry to finance for underserved Nigerians to empowering companies with insightful {financial} options and assist, offering a platform for different industries to thrive and proactively delivering {financial} options tailor-made to the wants of each Nigerian, Wema Bank has constructed a legacy of impression for 8 many years. With tens of millions of consumers and international presence by way of 150+ branches and the ALAT App, Wema Bank continues to set the tempo in customer-centric innovation and impactful banking.
Extending heartfelt gratitude to the {Bank}’s stakeholders, Moruf Oseni, the MD/CEO of Wema Bank reiterated the {Bank}’s dedication to proceed going above and past in service of its prospects within the many years to return. In accordance with him, “Wema at 80 is a milestone that extends deeply into the very roots of the trade, the individuals and the nation. That is an 80-year-old {bank} that started to set the tempo for indigenous companies within the depths of colonial rule and has remained resolute in carrying on that mission since 1945, exhibiting the world that ‘Nigerian-owned’ can final, and establishments might be brokers of transformation in their very own capability. It’s a journey I’m deeply happy with and I can’t rejoice alone”.
“I take this second to precise my sincerest gratitude to each particular person and establishment that has performed a component in Wema Bank’s success story. From our prospects to shareholders, buyers, companions to workers previous and current, and each different stakeholder whose efforts run within the veins of this nice {Bank}. We’re Wema and I take this second, on behalf of the Board and Administration of the {Bank}, to reiterate our lifelong dedication to you. Wema Bank is constructed to final, Wema Bank is constructed for you and Wema Bank won’t ever relent in delivering optimum worth to you. It has been 80 years of impression, and as we look forward to a way forward for limitless potentialities, our promise to you stays the identical. We Are With You, All The Method!”, Oseni concluded.
Wema Bank’s eightieth anniversary has taken the world by storm, with a serious spotlight being the Wema at 80 Gala Night time scheduled to carry in Lagos at 6 p.m. on Friday Might 2nd, 2025. Headlined by Afrobeats stars Davido and Wande Coal, Fuji legend Ayuba, vocal sensation Yinka Davies, 9ice and a star-studded lineup of celebrities, dignitaries and stakeholders; the evening guarantees to be one for the books, convening 8 many years of generations in a glamorous ceremony themed ‘Timeless Class’.
Anybody might be part of the Wema at 80 Gala Night time by tuning in reside at 7 p.m. to the {Bank}’s YouTube Channel in addition to choose nationwide TV stations.
