With the permission of Imoyo Family, 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, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday, December 17, 2023, at First Cardiology, Ikoyi, Lagos, after a […]
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Nigeria biggest lender in the SME space, Access Bank Plc, is partnering with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, to roll out the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme GEEP 2.0 in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Successful beneficiaries of GEEP 2.0 shall receive congratulatory and sensitisation text […]
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Today we have publicly launched the new Access Bank, one company, with 28,000 staff across 600 branches and 29 million customers worldwide. This follows legal completion of the merger on 19 March and the launch of our new brand today. The enlarged Access Bank will have a formidable commercial and retail banking business, providing significant […]
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Access Bank Plc. said on Monday that a five-year Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured N15 billion Green Bond, the first climate bond to be issued in Africa, had been fully subscribed. The bank’s Group Managing Director, Mr Herbert Wigwe, stated this at the bond-signing ceremony in Lagos. Green bond is a bond specifically earmarked to be used […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provisionally approved the merger of Diamond Bank and Access Bank. Victor Etuokwu, Executive Director (Personal Banking), Access Bank, said on Tuesday in that a deal in principle has been approved by the two regulatory bodies. He stated that the merger process would […]
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Determined to create the largest bank in Africa, Access Bank Plc on Wednesday said it had finalised plans to issue 250 million dollars Tier 11 capital in January 2019. Herbert Wigwe, the bank’s the Chief Executive Officer, said this at a news conference by Access Bank Plc and Diamond Bank Plc on details of the […]
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Popular online newspaper, TheCable, has reported that Access Bank has finally acquired Diamond Bank. According to insiders, the official announcement of the transaction will be made in the course of the week by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The acquisition was midwifed by the CBN in a bid to further consolidate the banking industry, […]
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Four major Nigerian banks have engaged in a social media battle, throwing banters at each other on their Twitter handles. Those involved in the battle of wits are Sterling Bank, Access Bank, First Bank and Union Bank. The fight started when Sterling Bank tweeted a picture of its new marketing collateral. The picture depicted different […]
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With the intent to provide quicker and instant access to loans for employees, Access Bank Plc has launched PayDay Loan, Nigeria’s first fully digital lending service. PayDay Loan can be accessed on USSD code *901*11# and across over 2,000 Access Bank ATMs pan Nigeria. PayDay Loan requires no collateral or guarantor, enabling Nigerian employees obtain loans instantly […]
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Nestle Nigeria PLC on Thursday led the gainers’ table at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciating by N39.70 to close at N1,380 per share. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that after three-consecutive days of negative trading, activities on the exchange rebounded to close for Easter holidays with a growth of 1.72 per cent. […]
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