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6 Nigerian banks make top 1,000 global banks

Six Nigerian banks were ranked among The Banker Magazine’s Top 25 Banks in Africa and among 1,000 banks in the world. The banks so ranked are Zenith Plc, FirstBank Nigeria Limited, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc and Diamond Bank Plc. According to the ranking, released late on Monday, […]

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Agusto upgrades Access Bank’s rating to Aa-

In a recent rating review of Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s foremost rating agency Agusto & Co, has raised the bank’s rating from “A+” to “Aa-“, with a stable outlook. The upgrade reflects Access Bank’s strong financial profile, resilient profitability levels and solid capital position. Agusto & Co also recognised Access Bank as an institution of […]

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Access Bank sustains improved performance

Access Bank has remained on strong growth trajectory as latest earnings reports showed improvements across key performance indicators. The bank’s focus on assets quality and cost management, appeared to be paying off with strong earnings growth and significant reduction in loan loss provisions, driving overall performance to the Deposit Money Bank to the industry’s top […]

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Access Bank rewards 20 families with prizes in Family Fortune promo

As part of its commitment to reward participants with exciting prizes in its ongoing ‘Family Fortune Promo’, Access Bank Plc has given 20 of its customers who were the first set to take part in the Promo. These gifts include rechargeable fans, microwave ovens among others. The surprise gifts to the 20 lucky families preceded […]

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Access Bank, UBA, others hit highs as equities sustain rally

Several stocks set new highs on Thursday as Nigerian equities continued their rally amidst increased investors’ appetite for bargain stocks across the sectors. Two first-tier banks- United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Access Bank, the two leading agricultural stocks-Okomu Oil Palm and Presco, Seplat Petroleum Development Company and May & Baker Nigeria Plc spiraled to […]

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Access Bank extends Womenpreneur series to Kaduna

Access Bank has extended its Womenpreneur Business Workshop to Kaduna State in a bid to empower more female entrepreneurs across Nigeria. In a statement, the bank said: “To give the women in Kaduna a professional business capacity-building experience, Access Bank’s W Academy partnered with the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC), the Entrepreneurship arm of Lagos Business […]

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Access Bank, Ecobank, Sterling, Zenith win Deutsche Bank excellence award

Global banking and financial services company with headquarters in Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank AG, has bestowed on Ecobank Nigeria Limited, Access Bank, Sterling Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC and Zenith Bank, the award for excellence in payment efficiency, cash management and trade finance. The banks were rewarded at an impressive award night, staged in Lagos at the […]

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Access Bank: Shareholders approve 40kobo final dividend

The shareholders of Access Bank Plc unanimously approved the 40 kobo final dividend proposed by the Board of the bank for 2016, having paid a 25kobo interim dividend earlier. At its 28th Annual General Meeting Wenesday in Lagos, the Chairman, Mrs. Mosun Belo-Olusoga, said the bank has always maintained a balanced dividend payout ratio based […]

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N541.8bn debt: 3 Nigerian banks set to take over Etisalat over

Despite the intervention of the Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, to broker a peaceful resolution between Etisalat Nigeria and a consortium of banks, it appears the effort may not have yielded a truce, as the banks are set to take over the telecoms firm today, this is according to PREMIUM TIMES report. The consortium of some […]

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Abraham Kiptum emerges winner of the Lagos City Marathon AGAIN!!!!

Again, Abraham Kiptom emerges winner of the 2017 Lagos City Marathon

Kenya’s Abraham Kiptom has emerged the winner of the 2107 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, in a time of 2 hours 15mins 20 secs. He takes home the cash prize of $50,000. Kiptom who won the 42.1km race for the second time after he won the maiden edition in a time of 2 hours, 15 […]

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How ‘brand strategy’ made it for Access Bank

Despite the economic headwinds that have been slowing down most financial institutions in the country, the Access Bank Plc has had a very successful outing in the outgone year. The Bank which entered the nation’s banking landscape about 26 years ago with the ambition of becoming a solid brand that would command respect in many […]

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Access Bank, Health Alliance tackle Malaria

In a bid to eliminate Malaria in Nigeria, foremost financial institution with a strong bias for excellent services delivery, Access Bank, under the leadership of its CEO- Mr. Herbert Wigwe and Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria has championed an innovative financing platform that seeks to galvanize private sector resources and capabilities for sustained support […]

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