Lagos, Nigeria – 23 October 2025
Guinness Nigeria Plc and NCR (Nigeria) Plc have both announced
significant corporate governance changes, as disclosed in separate statements
filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday.
In a board-approved decision, Guinness Nigeria Plc confirmed the
resignation of its Company Secretary, Mrs Abidemi Ademola, effective 31 October
2025. Mrs Ademola, who joined the brewer two years ago, was praised by the
company’s Chairman, Prof Fabian Ajogwu, OFR, SAN, for her “exceptional
professionalism, integrity and dedication” in strengthening governance
structures and overseeing key corporate transitions.
“The Board sincerely appreciates Mrs Ademola’s positive contributions to
the company and wishes her continued success in her future endeavours,” Ajogwu
said.
Replacing her is Ms Abimbola Ajibola-Jimoh, who assumes office as
Company Secretary on 1 November 2025. Ms Ajibola-Jimoh, a seasoned corporate
and commercial law professional, has over a decade of experience spanning legal
advisory, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and data protection.
She joined Guinness Nigeria in 2024 from MTN Nigeria Communications Plc,
where she held senior legal roles. Within Guinness, she currently serves as
Senior Commercial Legal Manager and Data Protection Officer, positions through
which she has supported the board and enhanced internal legal processes.
Prof Ajogwu expressed confidence in her appointment, noting that “Ms
Ajibola-Jimoh will continue to raise the bar in her expanded role as Company
Secretary.”
In a related corporate disclosure, NCR (Nigeria) Plc announced a change
in its majority shareholding structure following an internal restructuring by
its parent company.
According to NCR Nigeria, NCR Voyix Corporation—formerly known as NCR
Corporation—transferred 66,705,456 shares it held in the Nigerian subsidiary to
Cardtronics Inc.
The move, the company said, followed the global separation of NCR
Voyix’s ATM business into a new entity, NCR Atleos Corporation. Cardtronics,
now a subsidiary of Atleos, will manage the transferred shares on behalf of the
new parent company.
The board clarified that the transaction does not amount to a change of
control, as ownership remains within entities backed by the same institutional
investor base.
The notice was signed by Bernice Anya, Company Secretary of ALSEC
Nominees Limited, representing NCR (Nigeria) Plc.
Both disclosures underscore ongoing shifts in Nigeria’s corporate
landscape, with companies aligning governance and ownership structures to meet
evolving global and operational needs.
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