From left: Divisional Head, Business Banking, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Mr. George Ogbonnaya; Executive Director, Rural Electrification Fund, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Engr. Doris Uboh; Executive Director, Corporate Services, REA, Mr. Gboyega Ayoade; Managing Director/CEO, FCMB, Mrs. Yemisi Edun; Managing Director, REA, Mr. Abba Aliyu; Executive Director, Wholesale Banking, FCMB, Mr. Obaro Odeghe; and Executive Director, Technical Services, REA, Engr. Abdulahi Umar, at the launch of FCMB’s ₦100 billion facility for the Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-Up (DARES) project and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with REA on June 19, 2025, in Lagos. The facility is designed to accelerate electricity access for two million households across Nigeria.