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- 2 Nov 2021
Access Bank Partners LSETF to kick Start Grassroots Engagement on W Initiative Loan Scheme
Access Bank, through the W Initiative is committed to Inspiring, Connecting, and Empowering women. In 2019, the LSETF W Initiative Loan - a matching fund-financing option for female MSMEs in Lagos…
- 5 Oct 2010
Banky W, Teargas, Fally Ipupa & Daddy Owen Billed for MAMA Performance
MTV and Zain Africa, organizers and sponsor of this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) have locked down Banky W, Fally Ipupa, Teargas and Daddy Owen to deliver a series of…
- 5 Oct 2010
Banky W, Teargas, Fally Ipupa & Daddy Owen Billed for MAMA Performance
MTV and Zain Africa, organizers and sponsor of this year’s MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) have locked down Banky W, Fally Ipupa, Teargas and Daddy Owen to deliver a series of…
- 7 Jul 2020
Access Bank W Initiative Boosts Opportunities Of Women SMEs
Access Bank through the W initiative, has empowered women, owned and managed SMEs by putting together an innovative bundle of offerings designed to support the more than a few aspects of business…
- 5 Nov 2020
Meet the Judges for MTN Y’ello Star - Banky W, Omawumi & Malik Yusef
Malik Yusef, Six-time Grammy-award winner and award-winning Nigerian artistes, Banky W and Omawumi have been announced as judges of the premiere edition of the MTN Y’ello Star Project. The trio will…
- 7 Mar 2014
Easy Taxi, Samsung Organises Exclusive Evening With Banky W
Easy Taxi, Nigeria's leading taxi hailing mobile application service, partnered with Samsung to host users/ customers to an exclusive evening with Banky W in Lagos, recently. The tasteful outdoor…
- 5 Jan 2018
#BAAD2017: Africa Magic To Air Behind The Scenes Videos from Banky W, Adesua’s wedding
By peter oluka Africa Magic, leading Pay TV entertainment channel, is set offer Nigerians a front row seat to relive the best kept wedding secret of 2017, #BAAD2017! Africa Magic is set to…
- 12 Nov 2018
Banky W to Run For Federal House of Representatives
Nigerian Musician, Actor, Writer, and Director Olubankole Wellington, has announced his intention to serve as a federal legislator, representing Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State. …
- 13 May 2025
W’Bank Says Cash Transfer Missed Millions of Needy Nigerians
The World Bank has faulted the Federal Government’s conditional cash transfer programme, stating that the initiative failed to reach millions of Nigerians in need of urgent economic relief, as only…
- 2 Feb 2022
FG Seeks $600m W’Bank Facility to Rebuild North
Federal Government has disclosed plans to borrow $600 million from the World Bank to address environmental degradation in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ayuba Yalaks,…
- 22 Mar 2023
Leadway Pensure Emerges W’Africa’s Most Outstanding PFA Brand
Leadway Pensure PFA Limited, one of the licensed Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) has been named West Africa’s Most Outstanding PFA Brand of the Decade at the 2023 edition of the West Africa Brands…
- 18 Jul 2023
Access Bank Launches Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 5
Access Bank plc has unveiled the W initiative Womenprenuer Pitch-a-ton Season 5. The W Initiative is aimed at inspiring, connecting and empowering women while riding on the Access Bank’s vision to be…
- 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…
- 17 Nov 2008
Sharp Unveils Mega Showroom and Service Centre
In what appears a multi- million dollar investment meant to capture the electronic market in Nigeria, Sharp Corp and G & W have entered into strategic alliance to bring quality products and…
- 5 Nov 2016
Access Bank Trains 600 Womenpreneur
In sustenance of its objective to empowering Women in Business, Access Bank Plc through its W Academy recently organised the Womenpreneur Business Workshop – a capacity building workshop for female…
- 29 May 2024
Access Bank Supports Women Entrepreneurs to Tap $2Bn Event Industry Opportunity
Access Bank through its W initiative is supporting women entrepreneurs in the event industry to tap the industry opportunity and scale their businesses. Abiodun Olubitan, group head of women banking…
- 1 Dec 2016
U.S. Ambassador, Symington Presents Credentials to President Buhari
U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria Honorable W. Stuart Symington presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in…
- 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…
- 22 Jan 2014
Etisalat Prize for Literature Shortlist Announced
Etisalat, innovative Telecommunications Company in Nigeria, has announced Bom Boy by Yewande Omotoso, Finding Soutbek by Karen Jennings and W e Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo on the 2013…
- 30 May 2017
US Ambassador Unveils American Space in Nigeria
Mr. W. Stuart Symington, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, at the weekend opened Nigeria’s first state-of-the art Priority American Space hosted at the Yaba offices of technology incubator,…
- 16 Dec 2022
Access Bank Renews Commitment to Women Empowerment
Access Bank Plc has stated its commitment to women’s empowerment after graduating the first group of female drivers through the W-Initiative. The bank recently held a graduation ceremony and…
- 18 Jul 2016
Under Buhari’s Watch, N25.7Bn Developed Wings – Aribisala
Femi Aribisala, a public affairs analyst has said on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily Sho w that N25.7 billion disappeared under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch as chairman of the defunct Petroleum…
- 6 May 2015
Dangote to Buy Arsenal Football Club
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, has said that he is still interested in buying Arsenal. one of English premier league football teams. In an interview he did with Bloomberg w hile traveling in a…
- 25 Jan 2021
Firm Fights Bank over Alleged N12.86Bn ‘Contract Breach’
Chuddy Goodness Investment Ltd, a firm and Chukwudi Goodness Okonkwo, its alter ego, have asked Justice W. Animahun of a Lagos State High Court to compel Access Bank Plc to pay it N12,866,421,700.00…
- 10 Mar 2022
TD Africa Fetes Female Entrepreneurs on 2022 Int’l Women’s Day
Women have been urged to wake up to the myriad of opportunities presented by a rapidly evolving 21st Century and take their rightful places in the highly competitive business environment, while…
- 1 Feb 2013
Samsung Unveils 2013 Brand Ambassadors, Begins Galaxy Grand Preorder
Samsung Electronics, leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, has unveiled its 2013 brand ambassadors for its Mobile Division in West Africa. The company also announced a brand…
- 1 Nov 2015
How Oracle e-Business Helps Edo Achieve 90% Efficiency, Others
Oracle Nigeria recently celebrated the launch of its new office in Nigeria, having been active in the region for more than two decades. However, from the customers approach, Oracle said its approach…
- 11 May 2009
Hip Hop World Awards for May
The Hip Hop World Awards, Nigeria's foremost awards for urban and contemporary music is scheduled to take place at the International Conference Centre, Abuja on May 16, 2009. The hosts for this…
- 22 Jun 2021
Access Bank Launches Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Season 3, Pledges to Empowering Female Entrepreneurs Across Africa
As part of the Bank’s mandate to empower female entrepreneurs with financial and business skills, Access Bank Plc has unveiled the third edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton Africa programme. The…
- 14 Mar 2013
Intel Marks International Day for Women with Entrepreneurship Training
The need to bridge the gap in access to basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) between men and women has been identified as critical to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goal…