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- 9 Dec 2022
Access Corporation Acquires Sigma Pensions, First Guarantee Pension
Following the completion of the acquisition of Sigma Pensions and First Guarantee Pension, by Access Corporation, both companies have now been unveiled as Access Pensions. Access Pensions is a…
- 31 Oct 2022
Sigma Pensions Targets Market Dominance with Access Corporation Acquisition
The acquisition of Sigma Pensions by entities controlled by Access Corporation (Parent Company of Access Bank) will position it as the fourth largest Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) in Nigeria after…
- 18 Aug 2022
Attackers Exploit Stolen Session Cookies to Bypass Multi Factor Authentication and Gain Access to Corporate Resources – Sophos Report Reveals
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced in the Sophos X-Ops report, “Cookie stealing: the new perimeter bypass,” that active adversaries are increasingly exploiting…
- 28 Jun 2020
Task Systems Offers Corporate Organizations, Others Access to Technology-as-a-Service
In spite of the harsh business climate occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and attendant lockdown which have drastically shrunk expenditure on tech-related projects for many corporate organizations,…
- 18 May 2021
Access Bank Buys Mozambique’s African Banking Corporation in Latest Frenzy
Access Bank Plc has acquired Mozambique’s African Banking Corporation, as part of its aggressive expansion drive in African continent. There is no mention of the value of the transaction yet. Its…
- 4 Feb 2024
Nigerian Youths get Tech Boost with DigiGap 3.0
NerdzFactory Foundation and Access Corporation (Access) have partnered to bridge the digital divide and empower Nigerian youths with essential tech skills through the successful completion of DigiGap…
- 2 Feb 2022
Check Point Software’s Assessment Reveals How Remote Work has Created a Gap in Organizations' Security Practices
Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has released findings from a new assessment carried out amongst 1,200 IT security professionals…
- 14 Jan 2019
Access Bank Mulls New Identity after Merger with Diamond Bank
The corporate identity of Access Bank Plc may have to change after the conclusion of its merger with Diamond Bank Plc in June 2019, Mr Herbert Wigwe and Mr Uzoma Dozie, CEOs of Access Bank and…
- 12 Sept 2026
Access Bank Increases Womenpreneur Grant to N7m
Access Corporation Plc has increased the grant available under its Womenpreneur Programme to N7 million as it begins the eighth edition of the initiative aimed at strengthening women-owned businesses and promoting financial inclusion.
- 20 May 2025
CAC, NIBSS Unveil Platform for Data Access to Private Firms
Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has unveiled a new Application Programming Interface (API) integration system to allow private…
- 13 May 2014
Vibe Web Mulls New Payment Model for SME Corporate Website
Having an accessible online presence is imperative, which is where Vibe Web Solutions Limited new pay monthly web design comes in. Explaining the model, Tobi Asehinde, managing director of the…
- 20 Sept 2020
ICANN Launches Pandemic Internet Access Reimbursement Program Pilot
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the Pandemic Internet Access Program Pilot for ICANN69, following the ICANN Board's resolution in support of the pilot…
- 22 Aug 2016
Access Bank, Innjoo Mobile, Nig. CommWeek, Others Endorse Yudala Zero Gravity
A number of corporate organizations including foremost financial institution Access Bank, telecommunications giants Airtel and fast-growing smart mobile devices brand, InnJoo Mobile have…
- 12 Mar 2020
NDIC Says 40 Percent of Nigerians Can’t Access Financial Services
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has said that 40 per cent of Nigerians do not have access to financial services. Umaru Ibrahim, managing director/CEO, NDIC, said there was need to bring…
- 5 Feb 2014
30% of Firms to Use Biometric Authentication for Mobile Devices by 2016
The consumerization of IT and business bring your own device (BYOD) programs have resulted in potential security problems for IT leaders, according to Gartner Inc. User expectations of a clean and…
- 6 Jun 2024
Zoho Unveils Early Access to CRM for Everyone, Zoho Apptic & Catalyst
Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, today announced early access to Zoho CRM for Everyone, a new set of industry-first capabilities aimed at democratising CRM to all teams involved…
- 24 Feb 2021
FMDQ Exchange Admits Parthian Partners’ N20bn Commercial Paper
FMDQ Securities Exchange has registered the Parthian Partners Limited N20 billion Commercial Paper (CP) Programme to its platform as part of its efforts to assist corporates access funds from the…
- 3 Mar 2021
Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks Surge by 241 Percent in 2020
Due to remote-work, employees started using Microsoft’s client software called remote desktop protocol (RDP), which is used to access corporate resources remotely. Cybercriminals immediately saw this…
- 15 Mar 2016
Access Bank Partners NCR on SelfServ ATMs
NCR Corporation, the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, today announced that Access Bank PLC, one of the leading banks in Africa, has enhanced its ATM portfolio with NCR’s latest…
- 7 Feb 2024
BoI, IFC Partner to Enhance Finance Accessibility, Export Credit
The Bank of Industry (BoI) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have partnered to enhance the accessibility of finance and export credit, contributing to the advancement of Nigeria’s…
- 21 May 2013
Sterling Bank, Intel Collaborate to Encourage Laptop Ownership
Sterling Bank Plc and Westgate Computers have synchronized plans with Intel Corporation (Nigeria) to increase effortless access to technology and improve the quality of living for its teaming…
- 8 Jun 2019
NSE Launches X-Academy e-Learning to Enhance Financial Learning Experience
Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) said it has launched an online learning platform, X-Academy e-learning in a bid to make quality learning accessible and affordable to individuals, corporations and…
- 16 Apr 2012
Google Nigeria to Remove Barriers to Internet Access
Google, a multinational Internet and software corporation specialized in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies through its Nigerian company, Google Nigeria is investing in…
- 18 Dec 2025
Nigeria Police Arrest Okitipi, Nigerian Allegedly Linked to Microsoft 365 Hack
Okitipi Samuel, a Nigerian man, has been taken into custody by the Nigeria Police Force for his alleged role in a global cyberattack on Microsoft 365 users. Benjamin Hundeyin, Force public relations…
- 22 Nov 2023
NGX Urges FG, CBN to Give Priority to Listed Companies in Procurement, FX Access
The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has called on the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to give priority to listed corporates in their procurement processes and access to…
- 23 Nov 2020
Access Bank, IFC Empower 50 Female Entrepreneurs
Access Bank Plc and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have empowered 50 women across Africa who graduated from the bank’s ‘W’ Womenpreneur pitch-a-ton Africa initiative. The participants…
- 22 Nov 2022
NCC-CSIRT Urges Adoption of Two-Factor Authentication as Somnia Ransomware Targets Telegram Accounts
In response to the discovery of a new attack that compromises victims' VPN (Virtual Private Network) accounts to compromise messaging app, Telegram, the Nigerian Communications Commission's Computer…
- 9 Dec 2021
Access Bank, IFC Empowers 100 Female Entrepreneurs Across Africa
Access Bank Plc and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have empowered 100 female entrepreneurs across Africa who graduated from the bank’s ‘W’ Womenpreneur pitch-a-ton Africa initiative. The…
- 8 Jan 2024
Firm Reveals 1,700 Posts with Corporate Data Surface on the Dark Web Monthly
Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team has over the past two years uncovered almost 40,000 dark web posts about the sale of internal corporate information. These posts – created by…
- 22 Apr 2026
CBN Warns of Cyber Hack Attempt Days after CAC Attack
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned the public of a fresh cyber hack attempt to access personal accounts, just days after the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) confirmed a major cyber attack on…