Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, July 9, 2026 arraigned a former staff of Access Bank, Chinonso Akujobi, for an alleged N294,595,992 theft before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Chinonso is being prosecuted on...
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Access Holdings Plc has appointed Mr. Sa’adu A. Jijji as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access ARM Pensions Limited, as part of efforts to strengthen leadership across its subsidiaries and drive future growth. The company disclosed that the appointment has received all necessary regulatory approvals and was endorsed...
Access Holdings Plc led Nigeria’s top lenders in electronic banking revenue for the first quarter of 2026, earning ₦85.5 billion from digital transactions, according to analysis of latest banking figures. The amount put Access Holdings well ahead of its peers. United Bank for Africa posted ₦45.8 billion in e-banking...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Two former employees of Access Bank have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment after admitting to stealing funds from hundreds of customers — but can avoid jail by paying a ₦50,000 fine each. The convictions followed a prosecution by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of...
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to empowering women as key drivers of the nation’s creative economy, with a focus on expanding access to finance, skills development and leadership opportunities. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, made this known on Thursday in...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Obinna Nwaobi, a former Head of Operations at Access Bank Nigeria Plc before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State. He was arraigned on Thursday on a...
Access Bank Plc has taken a major step toward seamless intra-African payments with the recent integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its flagship mobile application, AccessMore. This strategic move underscores Access Bank’s commitment to enhancing cross-border payment experiences for its customers across the continent, the...
. Applications now open Access Bank has announced the launch of its Womenpreneur Pitch-a-Ton 2025 programme, empowering female entrepreneurs across Africa with essential skills, knowledge, and resources to drive business growth and self-sufficiency. Applications for the program commenced on Friday, September 19, 2025, and will close on Friday, October...
The Federal Capital Administration (FCTA) has sealed the premise of Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS) Access Bank and Total Energy in Wuse over unpaid ground rent. The FCTA also sealed the Chinese Cultural Centre, Wuse, belonging to Jade Garden Restaurants, for nonpayment of ground rent for 19 years. The...
A coalition of women entrepreneurs, under the banner of the ‘We Want More Campaign’ (#WEEwantMore), has commended Access Bank’s announcement of a $100 million facility to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the women launched the WEEwantMore campaign online in...
Access Holdings Plc. says it generated N642.22 billion as profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024. This is a 3.7 per cent increase from the N619.32 billion it generated in 2023. The company made this known in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Wednesday...
A subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Holdings PLC, Access Bank PLC, has secured approvals from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and Kenya’s National Treasury and Economic Planning for the acquisition of 100% shareholding of the National Bank of Kenya (NBK). According to a statement issued by the CBK on...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday promised a bigger and better Access Bank Lagos City Marathon in the year 2026. Sanwo-Olu made the pledge in an interview on the sidelines of the 10th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon finishing point ceremony held at the Eko Atlantic city. The...
The 2025 edition of the annual 42km 2024 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has been once again dominated by East African runners from Kenya and Ethiopia. Kenya’s Edwin Kibet on Saturday emerged winner in the men category, clocking a time of 2:14:06 to win the $50,000 price money. Kibet...
Access Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Uche Orji, as an Independent Non-Executive Director of its subsidiary, Access Bank Plc. A statement on Saturday night by the bank says the appointment took effect from Jan. 7, following the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The...
Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court has ordered the arrest of Access Bank’s acting Managing Director, Bolaji Agbede and three others for allegedly failing to appear for arraignment. The judge’s order also affected Balmoral International Limited, DDSS International Company Limited, and Adejare Adegbenro. Justice Harrison issued...
The stock market opened on a negative note on Monday, recording N51 billion loss for investors. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened at 64.303 trillion, closed at 64.252 trillion and representing 0.08 per cent. The All-Share Index also declined by 0.08 per cent or 84 points to close at...
Access Bank PLC has been accused of cleaning out N500 million from the account of its late customer, Awa Indongesit Edet. Social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, revealed that the customer died on April 17, 2019. Edet, who was said to have been ill before...
A legal practitioner, Mr Junaid Sanusi who is a customer of Access Bank Plc, has sued the bank for N100 million for allegedly deducting his money unlawfully. While arguing his originating summons before the Federal High Court at Ibadan on Monday, Sanusi informed the court that he operated a...
Access Bank has unveiled its ‘Switch to Solar’ campaign for households and businesses to tackle climate change and promote a friendly and cleaner energy environment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign aims to leverage the rapidly-improving economics of solar and storage technologies to enable...