First Bank Chairman speaks with CNN

Ibukun Awosika, the Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited and renowned entrepreneur, will be speaking with CNN’s Zain Asher on how she launched into entrepreneurship before she turned 26.
Awosika, who is also the first female chairman of Nigeria’s premier financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, will share her challenges and how she was able to surmount them, breaking through stereotypical obstacles and building businesses that have survived decades and spread across the African continent.
Awosika, a consummate business woman, entrepreneur and gender champion, sits on the board of several institutions across industries and would speak to CNN about breaking the glass ceiling in the financial industry without much of a background in banking.
Aptly described as an African Start-Up Icon, Awosika has lent support to other startups in Nigeria and around Africa.
This broadcast will be aired on December 23, 2016 at 16:15 CET (5:15 pm local Nigerian time).
There will be repeat broadcasts on December 24, 17:15 CET; Sunday, December 25, 2:00 and 08:15 CET; and December 26, 03:00 and 18:45 CET.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is committed to the sustainable growth of SMEs and some of its interventions include the African Start-Up on CNN, the sponsored TV documentary on CNN showcasing SME success stories across Africa; SME toolkits in association with EDC (Enterprise Development Centre of Pan-Atlantic University) for empowering small businesses; Ignite (an after school graduate employability and enterprise training initiative); constant social media engagement; and the SMEConnect website – www.firstbanknigeria.com/smeconnect – which is at the heart of all FirstBank’s SME activities.
For all the information and updates on CNN’s chat with Awosika, follow FirstBank on all its social media channels on Twitter: @firstbankngr; Instagram: @firstbanknigeria; and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstbankofnigeria/.
Also visit www.firstbanknigeria.com/smeconnect for more SME information.