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Access Holdings leads Tier-1 banks in PBSI ranking
Sopuruchi Onwuka Access Holdings PLC has been named the leading Tier-1Bank in the 2024 Proshare Bank Strength Index (PBSI) report. Proshare places Access Holdings at the forefront, alongside other prominent institutions such as Zenith Bank, FBNH, Ecobank, UBA, and GTCO….
Access Holdings clears the paths to ₦351 Billion Rights Issue
Sopuruchi Onwuka Diversified financial services group, Access Holdings Plc has cleared the path to formal launch off its authorised right issue by early next week. With the arrangement which was signed off at a ceremony in Lagos is part of…
Derisking Nigerian business environment is collective responsibility __NNPC
Sopuruchi Onwuka All Nigerians must play significant roles in attracting global investible funds into the highly challenged Nigerian business environment, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared. Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Umar Ajiya, who spoke at the ongoing…
Access Bank Ghana posts impressive income, asset growth
Sopuruchi Onwuka Access Bank Ghana Plc held its 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at its head office, marking a year of exceptional performance and growth. The Board Chairperson of Access Bank (Ghana) Plc, Ms. Ama S. Bawuah, presented the financial…
Access Bank to double Kaduna school enrolment with 60 new classrooms
Sopuruchi Onwuka One of Africa’s leading financial institutions, Access Bank PLC, is bringing its intervention in basic education infrastructure in Kaduna schools to about 120 classrooms. While 60 classrooms have been delivered in 2023, another 60 is under construction. Upon…
IFC awards Access Bank Best Trade Partner Bank West Africa
Access Bank has been recognized as the ‘Best Trade Partner Bank West Africa 2024’ by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Presented at the Global Trade Partners Meeting (GTPM), held recently, in Barcelona, Spain, this prestigious award highlights Access Bank’s outstanding…
Oando hauls in $550 m for NNPC’s Project Gazelle
Sopuruchi Onwuka Strong financial performance of Oando Plc in 2023 has not only reactivated investors’ interest in the company’s shares but also enabled the indigenous energy company to lead collaboration in raising $925 million for the Project Gazelle of the…
NCDMB to reposition NCIF for higher impact
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has tasked the custodians of the Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund and the parent Nigerian Content Development Fund (NCDF), to strive for greater efficiency and impact of the fund in…
Standard Chartered accused of wheeling fund for terrorists
A British bank, Standard Chartered, which had escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege. Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the…
African corporate community shaken by Wigwe’s death
Sopuruchi Onwuka The death of one of Africa’s finest bankers and business enabler, Herbert Wigwe, has shaken the continent where access to finance has become one of the biggest challenges to building viable businesses. The development comes as American authorities…
