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Why Social Media reacted to Keystone Bank’s N1 billion Coronavirus donation

Emmanuel Abara Benson by Emmanuel Abara Benson
March 30, 2020
in Business News, Company News, Socio Economic
Keystone Bank gets new acting CEO, Why Social Media reacted to Keystone Bank’s N1 billion Coronavirus donation

Olaniran Olayinka, CEO Keystone Bank

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On Sunday, March 29, 2020, mixed social media reactions trailed the news about Keystone Bank’s donation of the sum of N1 billion towards facilitating Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19.

The bank had made the donation following a recent emergency meeting that was held by the CBN’s banker’s committee in a bid to rally support for the Nigerian economy, amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

The bank’s comment: According to Keystone Bank, the N1 billion will enable the Nigerian Government to buy essential relief materials and other important medical equipment which are needed by health professionals in the country to fight the virus.

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Keystone Bank’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Olaniran Olayinka, noted that the Coronavirus pandemic requires concerted effort, hence the contribution. He said:

“What we have is a situation that calls for inclusive support for humanity. A time that all hands must be on deck to support the assiduous effort the government is making to manage the situation. The decision to support the government’s effort is consistent with our unshakable resolve to promote health initiatives which is very key pillar in our corporate social responsibility plans. It is also crucial in our role as a signatory to the principles of responsible banking by the United Nations Environment Finance Initiative working to achieve a sustainable future.”

[READ MORE: COVID-19: FG grants 3 months moratorium for repayment of all govt funded loans)

Nigerians reacted: As expected, many Nigerians were quick to react to the development on Twitter. Interestingly, a lot of people were wondering where Keystone Bank got the money from. One Twitter user even went as far as claiming that the bank is broke, even as she wondered about the safety of her savings.

https://twitter.com/osasuu_/status/1244349563340718085?s=19

Others simply wondered why the bank decided to donate the money to the Federal Government instead of simply crediting their customers’ bank accounts.

https://twitter.com/london_used/status/1244307800811069440?s=19

For the records, Keystone Bank is not broke. Agreed, the bank is not among the top ten most profitable banks in the country. Yet, it is doing fairly okay in its own lane.

In the meantime, other Twitter users were quick to defend the bank’s donation. One of those people is Ayo who went as far as reeling out the facts, as you can see below.

People legit think Keystone Bank cannot donate N1bn or are too small to donate N1bn?

A bank that has N25bn minimum share capital with CBN, has 2,130 employees and 4th among it's top 10 competitors with an estimated annual revenue of $400M (N147bn)?

Lmaooo who are these people?

— Ayo FBI (@PureMinD__) March 29, 2020

Other people also defended the donation by arguing that a N1 billion donation is not a big deal for a bank that has over N300 billion in assets. Apparently, Keystone Bank is so financially buoyant to the extent that it pays spousal allowances, another Twitter user claimed.

https://twitter.com/isipvodka/status/1244319560469082112?s=19

#Keystone Bank is underrated bank. The bank that pays wife allowance, children allowance, 13th month salary etc. My cousin works in keystone bank & has a wife who is a full time housewife. She earns more than most ppl in civil service. Welldone keystone bank. We appreciate you.

— SPICEGUTS (@dearchisom) March 29, 2020

It should be noted that Keystone Bank Limited is not the only Nigerian bank that has recently made donations towards the fight against COVID-19. Earlier this week, United Bank for Africa Plc said it was donating as much as N5 billion in the fight against the virus. Other banks such as First Bank of Nigeria Ltd have also provided varied supports, including the provision of e-learning facilities to enable children learn online from their homes during this period.

https://twitter.com/Zubestmodric9/status/1244357478302785538?s=19

 


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Emmanuel Abara Benson

Emmanuel Abara Benson

Emmanuel Abara Benson is an experienced business reporter and editor. He currently edits articles at Nairametrics. Reach him via email on Emmanuel.abara@nairametrics.com and follow him on Twitter @Mr_Abara for his personal opinions.

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  1. Godwin Ede says:
    March 30, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    Bank PHB was nationalized by Government n renamed Keystone Bank. I think the bank should have donated less amount say 200m as part of social responsibility. They are a private bank for now. The accounts not made public. The shareholders of the defunct Bank PHB not happy with government. They should look for a buyer for both Polaris bank n Keystone. Don’t think the bank is doing well. Most of the profits are paper profit.

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  2. Victor O Lai. Fadahun says:
    March 31, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    How can shareholders in bank PHB be happy with keystone 1b donation when they lost all their investment in bank PHB which was acquired by keystone without paying a kobo to the shareholders. courtesy of the fiat from former CBN governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

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  3. randy says:
    March 31, 2020 at 5:50 pm

    Oga make na no dey winy us if you want to do any donation for the masses credit us through bvn which one is donation we can’t see make na no dey winy us oo

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    • Anonymous says:
      April 6, 2020 at 3:34 pm

      first bank has acquire polaris bank. confirmed news

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  4. Ola Ilesanmi says:
    April 15, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    It is absolutely an incoherent nonsense for the directors of the lending house to disburse the share holders fund in prodigious manner .
    What is the main sin of the investors by investing in the bank for now credible profit and balance sheet ?
    It was so immoral when we were deceived to invest in it that it was buoyant for us to put down money so as to use it like this .
    On the twilight of Skye bank PLC becoming Polaris , there were heavy advertorials highlighting bounyancy capacities of Skye bank only to discover in less than 48 hours becoming Polaris .
    For how long must we continue to suffer these humiliating punishments over our investment ?
    We subscribed heavily on mortgage savings those days hoping to be potential house owners . Savings gone into the pockets of those who can point guns to your nose .
    We are to remind those heartless directors that when the Lord will return our captivity from their hands , it will just be like a dream and again they have forgotten the divine story of Lazarus or that of the king who killed Nabot over his investment , or the king who killed Uriah only to take over his wife or king Nebukadinezar who were severally or individually completely locked down at the appointed domain and location .
    Thank you Lord for You never forget the powerless poor .

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    • Ola Ilesanmi says:
      April 15, 2020 at 12:14 pm

      At a point I used now instead no credible …….
      Ola Ilesanmi

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