RMB Pledges More Support for Arts

By Peter Uzoho

Rand Merchant Bank, a subsidiary of FirstRand Group in Nigeria has reaffirmed its resolve to supporting the Nigerian arts as well as the creative industry, even as it hailed the country’s business environment for being rewarding.

Speaking in Lagos recently, on the sidelines of the celebratory dinner, as part of activities marking the bank’s five years anniversary in Nigeria, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the newly launched Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Stockbrokers Limited, Abiola Adekoya, said the bank believes in arts and would continue to partner to add value to the industry.

“The reality is that Rand Merchant Bank is a bank that believes in arts. So, we’re very focused on arts, and yesterday we had an art exhibition where we showcased two artists and three young and upcoming artists. “We’re very conscious of the art and we’re very focused on the arts,” Adekoya explained.

“And today was another way to celebrate the arts as well, and we said what better way to celebrate arts and celebrate our anniversary than by sharing it with our investors, our clients and also our members of staff who have worked so hard with us in the last couple of years.

“So, it’s really about appreciating our clients and what they’ve done with us in the past five years and also being able to celebrate together with our members of staff as well. Rand Merchant Bank has a commitment to being a partner in the art and we’ve done that severally. We always support them and we’ll always continue to support the arts,” she noted.

According to her, doing business in Nigeria has been very rewarding, adding: “we appreciate Nigeria, and Nigeria is a place where we’re committed to having a long-term presence.

“So, we like Nigeria, we’re very interested in the Nigerian community, and we want to continue to be proud of the Nigerian unifying system.”

Adekoya disclosed that the financial institution has lots of plans for Nigeria, reaffirming their commitment to the Nigerian economy.

“We’re present and we’re committed to serving Nigeria and serving our clients in Nigeria well.”