It was all eulogies on Tuesday for late Pastor (Mrs.) Emily Okhenren Aig- Imoukhuede, mother of the former managing director of Access Bank, Aigbovbioise Aig-Imoukhuede, as the children held a service of songs for her in her home town, Sabongida-Ora, Owan West local government area of Edo State where the presiding priest, Reverend Augustine Ehigiemetor…
Working to End Malaria Scourge
The Aliko Dangote Foundation Malaria Programme, an entity by the Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote, was one of five organisations recently honoured in Accra, Ghana for their effort in tackling Malaria in Africa. The honour came in form of an award presented to the foundation by GBCHealth’s Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA), alongside the…
Access Bank Launches Special Loan For Female Entrepreneurs
Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank, has announced that the bank has launched a N10 billion special loan to support female entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Wigwe stated this on Wednesday at the 2014 Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Nigeria, WED, event held at Access Bank Head Office, Victoria Island, Lagos State. “I want to inform you that…
Row over Access Bank Offer
The Securities and Exchange Commission launches an investigation into the technical suspension imposed by the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Access Bank shares, amidst reactions by stakeholders The confusion generated by the actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, and the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, over the shares of Access Bank may take a toll…
Expanding the Business Frontiers
Access Bank excites customers and shareholders with a N64 billion rights issue The lingering demand for upgrade of its branch network by its customers may soon be over. The customers’ hope was rekindled by the management of Access Bank last week when they were informed that the bank would soon embark on massive branch network…
Shareholders Approve Access Bank Right Issue
To Timothy Adesiyan, a shareholder of Access Bank, the extra general meeting, EGM, of the bank, which was held in Lagos, on Monday, October 13, is timely. The meeting gave him the opportunity to be among the 717 investors that approved the right issue of Access Bank as they look forward to increasing their stakes…