Nigeria’s Access Holding eyes $1.5 bln share or bond sale
March 29, 2024 Nigeria’s Access Holding Plc will seek a shareholders vote next month for approval to launch a capital raising program of $1.5 billion via a share sale or…
Fela, Basketmouth and Godswill Akpabio, by Tunde OlusunleÂ
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti the innovative Afrobeat musician, irrepressible composer, untiring activist, consummate artist, multi-instrumentalist and public intellectual it was who popularised the expression “basket mouth.” His career as a performer…
Sanwo-Olu to immortalise Wigwe as Dangote weeps at moment of tributes
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos on Monday promised to immortalise the memory of the late founder of Access Bank, Dr Herbert Wigwe, who was born at the Island Maternity Hospital…
Wigwe’s Helicopter Was Seen As ‘Fireball’ Before Crash -Preliminary Report Shows
February 24, 2024 The helicopter conveying the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe and others was seen by several witness in vehicles who reported it…
Was is it bankers who took away our dollars? Asks Segun Sanni
US Dollar Nigeria is a peculiar place where those who know absolutely nothing about a topic would be making outlandish claims on the topic with supreme confidence that would make…
Access Holdings Plc Appoints Ms. Bolaji Agbede As Acting Group CEO
The Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc (‘the Company’) has announced the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer of the Company following the…
Wigwe’s death: Kinsmen demand autopsy, plan rally in black clothes
The President General of Ogbakor Ikwerre Cultural Organization Worldwide, Eze (Barr.) Godspower Onuekwa has demanded that the United States Government must unravel the actual cause of the death of Mr….
Wigwe: NSIB collaborating with NTSB to investigate helicopter crash
Feb. 12, 2023 The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says it is collaborating with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to intensify investigation on the helicopter that caused the death…
Wigwe: Witness Reports Suggest It Was Raining, Wintry Mix When Crash Occurred — US Authorities
February 12, 2024 United States authorities say that witness reports suggest it was raining when the helicopter crash occurred in California near the Nevada border on Friday, killing the Group…
Tinubu mourns Wigwe, Ogunbanjo, family membersÂ
After receiving an official confirmation of events, President Bola Tinubu receives with shock and deep distress the news of the passing of Mr. Herbert Wigwe, top banker and entrepreneur,…