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- 25 Sept 2018
Herbert Wigwe to Meet Microsoft CEO to Discuss Technology in Banking
Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc. will meet with Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella this Thursday, September 27, 2018. The two chief executive officers are set to discuss issues…
- 12 Feb 2024
ACAMB Mourns Exit of ‘the Fearless One ’ Dr. Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Holdings
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Nigeria Banks (ACAMB) extends its deepest condolences to Access…
- 6 Sept 2018
Accelerate TV, Herbert Wigwe Host AMVCA Winner, Michael Akinrogunde
Michael Akinrogunde, who directed Penance, winner of Best Short Film/Online Video at the just concluded Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA), in company of the film’s producers, Accelerate TV,…
- 3 Jul 2013
Wigwe to Succeed Aig-Imoukhuede as GMD/CEO @ Access Bank
Board of directors of Access Bank Plc has appointed Mr. Herbert Wigwe to succeed Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, as group managing director/ chief executive officer when he retires from the bank in December.…
- 5 Dec 2018
Access Bank MD says Fintech Will Transform Financial Services
Dr Herbert Wigwe, the Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., says Fintech in a few years, will change the face of financial services as the next big thing in Africa. Wigwe made this known during the…
- 12 Jan 2020
Wigwe, Access Bank Boss Invited, Not Arrested by EFCC
Management of Access Bank Plc has said that Herbert Wigwe, its group managing director, was never arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud. In a…
- 6 May 2016
Wigwe, Access Bank Boss in EFCC Net over Diezani’s Loot
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFFC) has arrested Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Bank Plc, as money laundering investigations shifted to the Nigerian banks. An EFCC source…
- 2 May 2021
Access Bank Assures Shareholders of Higher Dividend Payment
Access Bank Plc has assured shareholders of sustained dividend payout and improved performance in the years ahead. Mr Herbert Wigwe, Chief Executive Officer of the bank, gave the assurance while…
- 17 Sept 2020
Access Bank Reaffirms Support for An Innovative, Smart Lagos State
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, managing director and chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, has said that Access Bank Plc will not relent in supporting innovative programmes aimed at transforming Lagos into…
- 12 May 2023
Access Bank Begins Operations in France
Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has commenced operations in Paris, France, as part of its global expansion drive. This is coming as Mr Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of…
- 22 May 2019
Access Bank Partners Fintech to Modernise Banking Processes
Mr. Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, has said that Access Bank has continued to innovate through the creation and adoption of modern banking tools and by leveraging on…
- 13 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…
- 13 Feb 2026
NITDA, Wigwe University deepen talks on AI, agriculture collaboration
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Wigwe University are laying the groundwork for a far reaching collaboration centred on artificial intelligence (AI) research,…
- 14 Apr 2022
Fintech Leaders React to Flutterwave Allegations
Flutterwave, one of Africa’s largest unicorns, has been under fire on social media since allegations of insider trading, sexual harassment and perjury hit the Nigerian payment infrastructure…
- 26 Mar 2014
Sanusi Dragged to Court over Alleged N50Bn Fraud
Shareholders of the defunct Intercontinental Bank Plc, yesterday, dragged Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi , suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), before a Federal High Court in Abuja,…
- 10 Nov 2014
Verve, Access Bank Partner to Launch Persona Card
Verve, Africa’s leading integrated payments card brand has felicitated with Access bank Plc. on the introduction of the new Verve debit card The bank joins a growing list of Nigerian financial…
- 9 Dec 2020
Coronation Insurance Partners Access bank on Bancassurance Drive
Coronation Insurance has taken bold steps to drive Bancassurance by going into partnership with Access Bank Plc. Industry watchers believe the synergy will enhance Bancassurance initiative in the…
- 7 May 2020
Access Bank: Between fact and fiction
By Jackson Ugbechie One noble attribute of the average African is that he or she seeks opportunity to do good. The African man is his brother’s keeper. This finds strong expression in an Igbo adage:…
- 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…
- 12 Mar 2019
Access Bank Denies Wrongdoing in Sale of N2.5Bn Customer’s Goods
Access Bank Plc has vehemently denied any wrongdoing in the alleged sale of a customer’s goods worth N2.5 billion. The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos had charged Access Bank Plc, its…
- 5 Mar 2019
Access Bank, Diamond Bank Shareholders Approve Merger
Shareholders of Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc on Tuesday unanimously approved the merger of both financial institutions aimed at creating a formidable force. The shareholders gave the approval…
- 7 May 2021
Aig-Imoukhuede Claims Access Bank Designed MTN‘s Winning Business Model
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, former group managing director of Access Bank and founder of Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), has revealed how the lender created a winning business model for MTN in…
- 9 Apr 2021
Nigerian Banks Deny Owing MTN, other Telcos
Nigerian banks yesterday claimed they are not indebted to MTN Nigeria and other phone companies for using Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) shortcode service to provide payment services.…
- 18 Mar 2019
Access Bank’s N95bn Green Bond fully subscribed
Access Bank Plc. said on Monday that a five-year Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured N15 billion Green Bond, the first climate bond to be issued in Africa, had been fully subscribed. The bank’s Group…
- 14 Nov 2025
AFRIFF 2025: Globe Awards Spotlight African Creativity, Honour Wigwe Legacy
The 14th edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) concluded in Lagos with a dazzling Globe Awards ceremony that celebrated African cinematic excellence and honoured the continent’s…
- 18 Oct 2015
Huge Turn-out as Yudala Debuts "Gyming With The Stars"
Thousands of Nigerians trooped to the National Stadium, Surulere on Saturday as Yudala, Nigeria’s first true composite online and offline retail chain, kicked off the debut edition of its Corporate…
- 11 Oct 2015
Access Bank, Airtel Partner Yudala on YUBOSS
Yudala, Nigeria’s first true composite online and offline retail chain, has announced a landmark partnership agreement with Access Bank Plc ,foremost financial institution and Airtel,…
- 6 Oct 2014
Pomp, Ceremony @ 5-Star Presentation of TD Mobile
Glamour and glitz were out in force at the weekend as the crème of the Nigerian society and elsewhere line lined up the red carpet for official unveiling of TD Mobile, the revolutionary scion of…
- 17 Dec 2018
Access Bank Dangles Juicy Offers on Diamond Bank Shareholders
The board of Diamond Bank Plc has confirmed reports in the media relating to the acquisition of the company by another financial institution, Access Bank Plc. In a statement issued on Monday…
- 31 Aug 2018
Repayment of MTN’s $8.1Bn Fine May Trigger Banking Crisis
Nigeria may witness another round of banking crisis unless an amicable resolution is reached between Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and MTN, over repayment of $8.1 billion, believed to have been…