Standard Chartered re-entered Nigeria in 1999 and opened to customers on 15 September 1999 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Standard Chartered Bank Plc, headquartered in United Kingdom. It now has sixteen branches located in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Ibadan, Kano, Aba and Ota offering a wide range of products and services in both consumer and wholesale banking. It employs over 380 employees and sees Nigeria as a growth centre.
The Chartered Bank Positions
- Founded by James Wilson following the grant of a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1853.
- Chartered opened its first branches in Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata and Shanghai in 1858, followed by Hong Kong and Singapore in 1859.
- Traditional trade was in cotton from Mumbai (Bombay), indigo and tea from Kolkata, rice from Burma, sugar from Java, tobacco from Sumatra, hemp from Manila and silk from Yokohama.
- Played a major role in the development of trade with the East which followed the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 and the extension of the telegraph to China in 1871.
- In 1957 Chartered Bank bought the Eastern Bank together with the Ionian Bank’s Cyprus Branches. This established a presence in the Gulf.
The Standard Bank Jobs
- Personal Financial Consultant – Abuja, Nigeria – SCB
- Customer Relationship Officer - Isolo Branch, Nigeria – SCB
- Business Relationship Manager, Nigeria – SCB
- Teller Services Manager, Nigeria – SCB
- Head of HR, Consumer Banking, West Africa - Nigeria – SCB
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