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(Special Report) Wigwe, Access Bank and leadership in banking sector

By Ray Umukoro Access Bank is currently among the top five banks in Nigeria and was in 2015 ranked as one of the top 500 banks in the world by The Banker Magazine. But it was not always so. Analysts…

Access Bank completes upgrade, fetes customers with free instant transfers

For their patience and understanding throughout the period of its technology and infrastructure upgrade and seamless systems integration, leading retail banking giant and largest financial institution in Africa, Access Bank is offering its customers, free instant transfers for a whole…

Access Bank buys Kenyan bank, raises customers’ confidence on D’Extra Account

Just as more winners have continued to emerge in the ongoing Diamond Extra Account promotion nationwide, the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has given Access Bank the approval to acquire 93.57% of Transnational Bank Ltd., one of the leading financial…

Why Access Bank, NB Plc avoided far North in ‘Access the Stars’ reality show

Fresh fact has emerged on why the coverage of debutant music reality show, ‘Access the Stars’ powered by Access Bank and Nigerian Breweries (NB Plc) did not go beyond Abuja even though larger number of Nigerian youths reside across the…

Access Bank leads others to flag off CBN’s N22bn creative Nigeria project today

Pursuant to their plan to financially empower the Nigerian creative industry sub-sector, all is set for the inauguration of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N22bn strategic intervention fund in partnership with banks today in Lagos. Hint of today’s inauguration…

H1-19: How Access Bank jumped in gross earnings, profitability

…Holds teleconference call today Sept 9 on critical issues The audited H1-19 results of Access Bank recently released at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has shown impressive half year outing as the bank recorded strong growth in both gross earnings…

Access Bank navigating Nigeria with agent banking to drive financial inclusion

…Boosts of 15,000 agents nationwide Retail giant and largest banking group in Africa, Access Bank is currently fast-forwarding the nation’s drive in financial inclusion and banking the underserved with tailor-made agency banking outlets across the country. Giving insights at a…

Works yet to start on five gridlock points around Lekki tollgate one month on

Motorists plying the Lekki tollgate in Lagos are yet to see clear signs of assured reconstruction of identified five major traffic crisis points, more than one month after the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu held a comprehensive stakeholders meeting to…

Access Bank, GE Healthcare team up to finance Nigerian healthcare providers

Leading largest financial institution in Africa and Nigeria in particular, 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 to affordable healthcare…

Access Bank wins 2019 GBA Women’s Market Champion Impact Award

Innovative banking giant and largest financial institution in Africa by branch network, Access Bank Plc. has won the 2019 GBA Women’s Market Champion Impact Award for its efforts towards providing opportunities for women. The award, put together by the Global…