Access Bank Plc has filed petitions against two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) Etigwe Uwa and Babajide Koku before the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) and the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The bank…
$85.8m ‘debt’: Court strikes out Seplat’s application to upturn Mareva Order
A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out an oral application by an oil firm, Seplat Petroleum Development Company, seeking to vary an order of Mareva injunction which froze its account and sealed its offices. Justice Rilwan Aikawa found…
Bank workers protest contract termination, demand entitlements
Some workers with Access Bank Plc have protested against the alleged termination of their contracts and non-payment of their entitlements. The workers, who protested at the bank’s head office in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State on Wednesday, carried…
Access Bank shuts branch after visitor tested positive for coronavirus
Access Bank Plc has temporarily closed its Ligali Ayorinde branch in Victoria Island, Lagos after a visitor tested positive for coronavirus. “We have confirmed that an individual who visited our Ligali Ayorinde branch on Monday 16th March 2020, has tested…
Our GMD not arrested by EFCC -Access Bank
Access Bank Plc has denied reports that its group managing director, Mr Herbert Wigwe, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud. Some online news sites had reported that the Access Bank boss…
Merger: Access Bank’s loan book hits N3trn (Vanguard)
Access Bank Plc said it now has the largest loan book in Nigeria’s banking industry, at over N3 trillion, following the successful conclusion of its merger with Diamond Bank. Executive Director, Retail Banking of the bank, Mr. Victor Etuokwu, who…
Access Bank to issue first Green Bond in Africa worth N15bn
Access Bank Plc has concluded plans to issue the first corporate Green Bond in Africa worth N15 billion following the approval of its Book Build request by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Specifically earmarked to be used for climate…
Accelerate TV, Herbert Wigwe host AMVCA winner, Michael Akinrogunde
Michael Akinrogunde, who directed Penance, winner of Best Short Film/Online Video at the just concluded Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), in company of the film’s producers, Accelerate TV, on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018, visited Access Bank Plc Group Managing…
SEPLAT becomes the first Oil & Gas Company to migrate to the NSE’s elite Premium Board
Joins the Premium Board just after 4 years of its dual listing on the NSE and LSE SEPLAT’s market capitalisation now N391.37bn Migration recognises SEPLAT’s adherence to international corporate governance best practices Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has been migrated…
NSE’s Premium Board gets new members on April 16
On Monday April 16, 2018, the Premium Board of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will admit new members following the planned migration of Access Bank Plc, Lafarge Africa Plc, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc…