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- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 1 Sept 2019
Experts Okay Deposit Forfeiture for Loan Defaulters
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) new policy regime mandating banks to go after customers who default on the repayment of their loans by seizing their deposits in other accounts is backed by law,…
- 26 Mar 2021
CBN, Others Give Access Bank Nod to Acquire New Bank
Access Bank Plc, yesterday said that has received approvals from regulators in South Africa and Nigeria, including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which supervises the sector in the country, to…
- 5 Apr 2021
MTN, Banks Agree on USSD
MTN Nigeria and its banking partners have reached agreement on unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) channels services restriction. The development is relief for Nigerian customers on the…
- 27 Aug 2014
President Jonathan to Launch National e-ID Card Tomorrow
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will tomorrow launch the National Electronic Identity Card, a remarkable milestone in the National Identity Management System (NIMS) and a huge achievement in the…
- 12 Jul 2020
CBN Takes over National Theatre, to Create Thousands of New Jobs
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday formally takes over the National Theatre in Lagos on behalf of the bankers committee. Godwin Emefiele, governor, CBN, said its taking over for transformation…
- 9 Oct 2016
Ngige, Labour Minister Launches YUBOSS Scheme @ Yudala Zero Gravity
Senator Chris Ngige, minister of Labour and Productivity, is scheduled to officially launch YUBOSS – an entrepreneurship and wealth creation scheme set up by Yudala in partnership with…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 12 Feb 2016
CBN Says 57m Nigerians now Have Access to Financial Services
The Bankers Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that 57 million Nigerians, which represent 66 per cent of the population, now have access to financial services. Mrs Tokunbo…
- 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…
- 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…
- 15 Jan 2019
CBN, SEC Grant Approval in Principle to Access, Diamond banks’ Merger
Access Bank and Diamond Bank Plc have obtained approval in principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Securities and Exchange Commission on their proposed merger plans. Mr. Victor Etuokwu,…
- 1 Apr 2014
Access Bank Inaugurates e-Branch
Access Bank Plc has opened a self-service electronic branch in Ikota, Lagos State, as part of efforts to promote inclusive banking and the cashless policy. The bank said the self-service banking…
- 26 Jul 2019
Access Bank, GE Healthcare Partner to Provide Financing to Nigeria’s Healthcare Providers
Access Bank and GE Healthcare are to provide sustainable healthcare equipment financing to private healthcare providers; The partnership will help the private healthcare providers to deliver access…
- 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…
- 20 Apr 2020
CACOVID Orders for 400,000 COVID-19 Tests to Increase Nigeria’s Testing Capacity
The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus,…
- 13 May 2020
Reps Mull Bailout for Firms to Prevent Mass Sacking
House of Representatives is considering ways the federal government can support big organisations in the country to pay their workers in order to prevent a mass sacking. At a plenary , the House of…
- 31 Aug 2016
CBN Reinstates Banks Banned from Forex Market
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reinstated all the banks that were banned from the foreign exchange market, Mrs Tokunbo Martins, director, Banking Supervision, has said. She said this on…
- 12 Feb 2016
Naira Now N327/Dollar as CBN, DMBs Worry
The Naira hit another record low against the dollar and other major foreign currencies yesterday in the parallel market, as the scarcity of the foreign currencies continued to persist at both the…
- 19 Nov 2014
Access Bank, Airtel Ink Deal at "Access Money" Launch
Access Bank Plc, leading financial institution, has collaborated with Airtel foremost telecom operator, to develop and launch mobile money service, Access Money powered by Airtel. This…
- 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…