Access Bank continues to affirm its leadership across West Africa as Access Bank Ghana and Access Bank Gambia have both been named Best Bank 2025 in their respective countries by Euromoney. These prestigious recognitions underscore the Group’s growing regional influence and enduring commitment to financial inclusion, innovation, and sustainable impact. …
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Access Bank Completes Acquisition of National Bank of Kenya
Access Bank Plc and KCB Group have completed the sale of National Bank of Kenya Limited (NBK) to Access Bank. This marked the conclusion of a transaction that began in March 2024. As a result, NBK, where KCB Group had 100% ownership, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Access …
Read More »FCTA seals FIRS, Access Bank, Others in Abuja Over Unpaid Ground Rent
THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has sealed buildings of the Federal Internal Revenue Service (FIRS), Access Bank, and Total Energy in the Wuse area of Abuja over unpaid ground rent. The Director of Land, FCTA, Chijoke Nwankwoeze, disclosed this during the exercise in Abuja on Monday, May 26, 2025. …
Read More »Access Bank to Support MSMEs, Women With $100m Facility
ACCESS Bank Plc has secured a $100 million loan facility with a consortium of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) led by the German DFI DEG – Deutsche Investitions – to support privately-owned MSMEs, small corporates, and family-owned businesses across Nigeria. Access Bank said the facility was secured to promote female entrepreneurship …
Read More »Court Orders Arrest of Access Bank’s MD, Others For Theft, Contempt
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 …
Read More »Access Bank Acquires Standard Chartered’s Units In Angola And Sierra Leone
Access Bank Plc has officially finalized its acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank’s operations in Angola and Sierra Leone. Newsextra24 reports that in April 2022, Standard Chartered announced its decision to completely withdraw from operations in seven countries within Africa and the Middle East (AME) as part of a strategy to …
Read More »Alleged $101m Debt: Court Ruling date fixed On Access Bank’s Bankruptcy Suit Against ABC Orjiakor
Ruling on bankruptcy action filed by Access Bank Plc against Nigeria businessman, Dr. Ambrosie Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiakor and his companies, before a Lagos Federal High Court, has been adjourned to November 5, 2024. Justice Deinde Dipeolu, who presided over the court fixed the new date for either final report of …
Read More »Access Bank Sued For N100m Over Alleged Unlawful Deductions
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 savings …
Read More »Access Bank Raises N442 billion Through Syndicated Tier II Facility
Access Bank has collaborated with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) to sign a syndicate Tier II Facility agreement valued at $295 million (approximately N442,500,000,000). According to a statement from the Bank, the agreement highlighted a longstanding and successful relationship that had spanned over two decades and represented a crucial …
Read More »Access Bank Targets top 20 Position in UK, $1bn Profit in 2027
ACCESS Bank has announced plans to position its United Kingdom subsidiary, Access Bank UK, among the top 20 banks in the country, targeting an annual profit of $1 billion by 2027. This was announced by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Roosevelt Ogbonna, during the “Facts Behind the …
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