Fidelity Bank Plc has won two awards at the 2026 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions Awards, with its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, receiving the Award for Excellence in Banking Leadership.
The bank was also named Best Bank in Oil and Gas Financing at the 14th edition of the awards held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.
According to BusinessDay Media Limited, the leadership award recognises executives for institutional growth, innovation, financial inclusion and contributions to Nigeria’s financial services sector.
Onyeali-Ikpe dedicated her award to the bank’s customers, board, management and employees, acknowledging their contributions to its growth and operations.
The oil and gas financing award recognised the bank’s support for energy projects, including the Otakikpo crude oil export terminal in Rivers State, the Pinnacle Oil and Gas Terminal in Lekki, and the part-financing of a liquefied petroleum gas carrier for Temile Development Company Limited.
Fidelity Bank also participated in the three-billion-dollar SNEPCo Contractor Finance Facility, which provides naira and dollar financing to indigenous contractors working on projects for Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company.
The awards highlight the bank’s activities in banking leadership and financing projects across Nigeria’s energy sector.