Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc has appointed two independent non-executive directors, Laoye Jaiyeola and Chinedu Ikwudinma, to the board of Sterling Bank Ltd, a subsidiary of the company.

The appointments were announced in a regulatory filing signed by Sunny Kanabe, the company secretary, on Wednesday, which noted that the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved them.

The company also disclosed the retirement of the bank's directors following the expiration of their respective tenures.

The directors are Michael Ajukwu, who is retiring as an Independent Non-Executive Director; Olusola Oworu, who is retiring as an Independent Non-Executive Director; and Olaitan Kajero, who is retiring as a Non-Executive Directo...