The Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc, Mr Herbert Wigwe, in this interview, spoke on a lot of issues surrounding the proposed merger between Access Bank and Diamond Bank Plc as well as the benefits of the merger to the shareholders, customers and banking industry among others. Excerpts: What prompted Access Bank to a merger […]
Read More The directors of Access Bank Plc are seeking shareholders’ approval to raise additional equity capital of up ₦75 billion via Rights Issue next year. In a notification to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Thursday, the Access Bank is convening an extra-ordinary general meeting (EGM) for February 1, 2019 in Lagos, where it hopes to get […]
Read More Access Bank, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has partnered with global technology giant, Microsoft to improve security and banking experience for customers in Nigeria and Africa, as both companies accentuated their commitment to providing custom made products and services that addresses pressing challenges in the banking industry in Africa. This was announced at a meeting between […]
Read More Access Bank Plc has restated its commitment to the provision of funds and loans to Small and Medium-scale Enterprises. The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe, while speaking at the seventh German-Nigerian Business Forum in Lagos, said the bank recognised that the greatest problem facing SMEs was access to finance. He said the bank […]
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-Bank’s balance sheet now ₦4 trillion Shareholders of Access Bank Plc on Wednesday commended the bank’s 65 kobo per share dividend payment for the year ended 2017 financial activities, even as they also commended the board on the ₦4 trillion mark achieved by the bank balance sheet. The shareholders noted that growth strategy instituted by […]
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Access Bank Plc has supported the Project LEAD initiative in line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plans. Speaking at the weekend, the Access Bank Group Managing Director/CEO, Herbert Wigwe, said the L.E.A.D Project by the Personal Banking Division of Access Bank has chosen to foster development in areas of academic and moral excellence, financial […]
Read More Nigeria’s major financial institution, Access Bank Plc disclosed on monday that it has launched a five-year strategy to achieve 30 million customer- base that would rank it as number one bank in Nigeria on returns on equity. Addressing capital market community the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director of Access […]
Read More The All Africa Business Leader Awards in partnership with CNBC has named the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, as the 2017 African Business Leader of the Year. This came two weeks after he won the West African Business Leader of the Year at the regional level as well as […]
Read More Group Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, has been recognised as ‘West African Business Leader of the Year 2017’ by the All Africa Business Leader Awards (AABLA), in partnership with CNBC Africa. The announcement was made at the Annual AABLA Regional Dinner, held weekend at the Eko Hotel […]
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Access Bank Plc has announced the final redemption of the $350,000,000 Eurobond Notes due July 25, 2017. The securities were issued in 2012 by Access Finance BV, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the bank, on the back of an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of the bank. In October 2016, holders of $113 million of […]
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