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Access Bank continues to affirm its leadership across West Africa as Access Bank Ghana and Access Bank Gambia have both been named Best Bank 2025 in their respective countries by …
Euromoney names Access Bank Ghana, Gambia Best Banks 2025 Read More
Access Bank PLC has demonstrated its leadership in sustainable finance with a strong showing at the launch of the Climate Governance Initiative Nigeria (CGIN) Chapter The event was hosted by …
Access Bank demonstrates leadership at Climate Governance Initiative launch Read More
Nigerian banks are approaching a critical period of Eurobond maturities totalling about $2.35 billion between the fourth quarter of 2025 and the end of 2026. This is raising concerns over …
Nigerian banks face $2.35bn Eurobond maturities by 2026 Read More
Access Bank Plc, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and MicroSave Consulting (MSC) have unveiled a three-year partnership aimed at increasing women’s participation in agency banking. Dubbed Scaling Female Agent …
Access Bank, Gates Foundation launch female agent empowerment programme Read More
Nigeria has emerged as the leading nation in the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) as 22 commercial banks, including major players like FirstBank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), and …
Nigeria leads as FirstBank, Access Bank, 20 others join Pan-African Payment System Read More
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced that the Federal Government has cleared over 200,000 unprocessed passport applications and paid off ₦28 billion in legacy debts — all without additional …
FG clears over 200,000 passport backlogs, settles ₦28bn debt Read More
Nigeria’s top banks, including Access Bank, Zenith Bank, UBA, and others, earned a combined N5.93 trillion from investment securities in 2024, marking a historic surge that underscores a strategic pivot …
Access leads as banks earn N5.93trn from investment securities Read MoreBeyond the record-breaking profits celebrated by Nigeria’s largest banks in 2024, a deeper dive into their Value-Added Statements (VAS) reveals an even more significant trend: the Nigerian government emerged as …
FG emerges biggest beneficiary of 2024 banking industry profits boom Read MoreAccess Holdings Plc has published its 2024 full-year audited financial results, showcasing a resilient performance with record-breaking earnings and a strategic capital raise that positions it as the first financial …
Access Holdings emerges first to meet new CBN’s N500bn capital requirement Read MoreSome of the most influential voices in global trade and finance will take centre stage at the inaugural Africa Trade Conference 2025 (ATC 2025). The event has lined up notable speakers including H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President of Africa Export Import Bank; Dr. Marc Auboin, counsellor at the World Trade Organisation; …
Finance leaders to headline Access Bank Africa Trade Conference 2025 Read More
Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, the father of late banking mongul, Herbert Wigwe has denied report alleging he is involved in a rift over his late son’s assets. Media reports (not blueprint.ng) …
Herbert Wigwe’s father denies fighting over son’s assets Read More
In its efforts to champion initiatives to advance access to credit for sustainable projects across Nigeria, Access Bank Plc has launched its Sustainable Finance Accelerator Programme. The programme unveiled at …
Access Bank launches programme to boost eco-friendly initiatives Read MoreAccess Bank Plc, one of Africa’s leading banks, has reinforced its dedication to advancing women’s empowerment across Southern Africa with the relaunch of its ‘W’ Initiative in Zambia and Botswana. …
Access Bank boosts women empowerment, relaunches W initiative in Zambia, Botswana Read More
Access Holdings Plc, Nigeria’s largest bank by total assets, posted a pre-tax profit of N146.1 billion in the second quarter of 2024, bringing its half-year profit to N348.9 billion—more than …
Access Holdings posts N348.9bn profit, analysts flag rising costs Read MoreSeven leading Nigerian banks generated a combined N132.45 billion from e-business operations in the first half of 2024, marking a significant rise as digital banking continues to gain traction. Analysts …
Nigerian Banks reap N132.45bn in e-business amid cyber threats, IT investments Read More
Regulatory and high compliance costs are taking its toll on the Nigerian banking sector, Tony Elumelu, UBA Group Chairman has said. In his keynote address at the Chartered Institute of …
Regulatory, high compliance costs stifling banking sector’s growth, innovation – Elumelu Read MoreAccess Holdings Plc has concluded arrangements to raise a total of N351.009 billion by way of a Rights Issue to existing shareholders. The Offer according to the group is part …
Access Holdings N351bn Rights Issue to open on July 8, 2024 Read MoreAccess Bank Ghana Plc has recorded impressive performance at the end of 2023 financial year despite the challenging macroeconomic environment. The bank’s total assets grow by 22.3 per cent, from …
Access Bank Ghana grows assets by 40% Read MoreAccess Bank Plc has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of African Banking Corporation (Tanzania) Limited (“BancABC Tanzania” or “BancABC”), in line with its strategic expansion goals. This milestone follows the …
Access Bank completes acquisition of BancABC Tanzania Read MoreAccess Bank has unveiled the sixteenth season of DiamondXtra, a savings and reward account that offers customers the chance to win exciting prizes. This season promises prizes worth N200 million …
DiamondXtra Season 16: Access Bank unveils N200m, 3 SUVs Read MoreThe reason Access Holdings Chief Executive Officer Herbert Wigwe, wife, son and others were in the United States of America has emerged. According to reports, the victims of the ill-fated …
Revealed! Why Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe, wife, others were in US before air crash Read More
Emerging reports from the United States of America revealed that helicopter carrying some prominent persons including the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Holding Herbert Wigwe has …
Breaking: Access Holdings CEO Herbert Wigwe feared dead in helicopter crash Read More
Access Bank Plc has taken a significant stride towards environmental sustainability with the signing of a historic loan agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The loan was valued …
Access Bank signs loan agreement with JICA on climate change Read More
Finance Trust Bank (FTB) and Access Bank PLC, have announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Access Bank’s equity investment into FTB. The deal will also see Access Bank concurrently acquiring the …
Access Bank acquires majority stake in Finance Trust Bank Read More
The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communications Professionals in Banks in Nigeria (ACAMB) is deeply saddened to announce the burial details for its distinguished Publicity Secretary, Mr. Abdul Kolawole Imoyo, …
ACAMB announces burial arrangement for Access Bank spokesman Imoyo Read More