Wema Bank wins big with a fourth straight Nigeria Bankers Game title, securing nine gold medals and setting a new industry record
Wema Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Moruf Oseni on Sunday led celebrations after the institution emerged Overall Winner of the Nigeria Bankers Game 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year that Wema Bank wins big at the nationwide sporting competition.
The victory, achieved with nine gold medals, sets a new industry record and reinforces the bank’s reputation for performance and innovation.
Wema Bank secured gold in a wide range of events including female table tennis categories, volleyball, scrabble, video gaming, the 100 metres and 200 metres female sprints, and the 4×100 metres female relay.
The medal haul underscored the bank’s consistency and competitive strength across both team and individual events.
One of the highlights of the tournament was the recognition of Wema Bank employee Oluwaseun Adewunmi as the Overall Outstanding Athlete of the Nigeria Bankers Game 2025.
Her commanding display across multiple disciplines earned widespread admiration and placed her among the competition’s most disciplined and resilient performers.
Mr Oseni described the bank’s fourth straight championship as a moment of profound pride, especially as the institution celebrates its eightieth anniversary.
He said the achievement reflected a culture rooted in excellence, focus and determination, adding that the athletes embodied the values that define Wema Bank’s enduring identity.
He praised staff members who represented the bank with what he called passion, grit and unwavering commitment, noting that their efforts had created history.
Ms Adewunmi expressed gratitude for the award and said the recognition belonged to the entire team.
She described the experience as deeply fulfilling and credited the bank for offering the support and encouragement that enabled athletes to perform at their peak.
As Wema Bank marks this notable fourth triumph, the institution reiterated its commitment to progress, innovation and the empowerment of its people.
The bank said the victory symbolised more than sporting prowess and served as further evidence of its resolve to maintain high standards and inspire a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria’s foremost Development finance institution and a globally recognised organisation specialising in international development cooperation with countries, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), on Wednesday April 15, 2026, signs a Partnership Framework Agreement to drive sustainable innovation and economic development for large enterprise, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria.
The partnership is hinged on delivering coordinated interventions across key strategic pillars including access to finance, entrepreneurship development, capacity building, and market access; and integrates focused support for climate finance and renewable energy investments; and a robust alignment with global sustainability priorities that enables MSMEs to be engines of economic development.
With this landmark agreement, BOI and GIZ are positioned to mutually ensure that capacity building efforts for businesses focuses on strengthening the technical and institutional capabilities of BOI’s Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs), equipping them to deliver higher-impact advisory services to the Bank’s customers; as well as enshrine a structured vocational training provided under the ICSS (Inspire, Create, Start and Scale) entrepreneurship programme to enhance productivity, workforce quality and overall business competitiveness to MSMEs.
The central pillar of this year’s partnership framework is its women’s economic empowerment through targeted financing initiatives; agribusiness development and rural enterprise growth; and climate-focused investment imperative to scale its renewable energy and energy efficiency financing portfolio.
BOI will strategically deepen its efforts to secure endorsement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with support from GIZ, a German-led development agency.
Speaking at the announcement ceremony, MD/CEO, Bank of Industry (BOI), Dr. Olasupo Olusi, said “This partnership is about closing the gap between enterprise potential and enterprise reality. Too many Nigerian businesses, particularly MSMEs, have the ideas, the drive, and the market opportunity, but lack the financing, technical capacity, or market access needed to scale. This partnership reflects our unwavering commitment to constantly form new partnerships to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Nigeria. By combining our financing expertise with our partner’s international development experience, we are building a comprehensive framework that will directly translate into jobs, innovation, affordable, long-term financing and sustainable growth for MSMEs in Nigeria.”
In his remarks, Country Director, GIZ Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr. Magnus Wagner, said, “This partnership demonstrates our joint commitments to strengthening Nigeria’s private sector and to advancing sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
“Through this partnership, we aim to support small and medium enterprises. We are trying more to look at SME, formalized business, which is the resilient backbone of Nigeria’s economy. So, we would like to work, we have decided in areas such as climate and sustainable finance, renewable energy and energy efficiency, entrepreneurship and innovation, women’s economic empowerment, agribusiness and rural transformation, and digital trade and market access.
“We look forward to a close and successful collaboration with the Bank of Industry, one that delivers tangible results for business, communities, and the country and the population as a whole”.
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