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Aug

21

2025

Access Holdings: From Global Trade Halls to Zambian Maternity Wards, A Vision in Action

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Access Holdings: From Global Trade Halls to Zambian Maternity Wards, A Vision in Action When Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman, Access Holdings, stepped into the AfriCaribbean Trade & Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2025 in Grenada, the agenda was global, linking Africa and the Caribbean through new pathways in trade, energy, and digital innovation, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. Days later, he was thousands of miles away, walking through the halls of Zambia’s largest referral hospital, where Access Bank Zambia had just renovated a maternity ward. The shift in setting, from high-level international dealmaking to hands-on community impact, captures…

Aug

19

2025

By Famous Reporters

World Humanitarian Day: Access Holdings Reinforces Culture of Service, Community Impact

BANKING SECTOR, NEWS#2025WorldHumanitarianDay, #AccessHoldingsPLC, #CorporateSocialInvestment

World Humanitarian Day: Access Holdings Reinforces Culture of Service and Community Impact Every year on August 1, the world pauses to recognise the extraordinary courage and compassion of people who dedicate themselves to humanitarian service. World Humanitarian Day is more than a symbolic moment on the calendar, it is a global reminder that the strength of our societies is measured not by wealth or technology alone, but by how we care for the most vulnerable among us. For Access Holdings, this truth sits at the core of our purpose. We believe that the role of a modern business is not…

Aug

06

2025

By Famous Reporters

Zenith Bank hosts victorious D’Tigress, gifts team N200m

BANKING SECTOR#D’Tigress, #ZenithbankrewardsD'Tigress

Zenith Bank hosts victorious D’Tigress, gifts team N200m Sponsors of the Women National Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday at a reception held at their Abuja head office in Maitama, rolled out the drums for the victorious D’Tigress of Nigeria after the team secured a record-breaking 5th back-to-back AfroBasket title. The bank rewarded the team with N200m. Each of the players will receive N10m which will be paid into their Zenith Bank accounts while the technical crew and others will share the remaining. D’Tigress, after beating Mali 78-64 in the final played in Abidjan on Sunday arrived the country…

Aug

03

2025

By Famous Reporters

Access Bank Champions Innovation at STEM Africa Fest 2025

BANKING SECTOR, NEWS#AccessBank, #AIforgood, #StemAfricaFest2025

Access Bank Champions Innovation at STEM Africa Fest 2025 Access Bank demonstrated its dedication to youth empowerment and digital innovation by sponsoring the fifth edition of STEM Africa Fest. The event which was held at the Landmark Event Centre, Oniru, Lagos, brought together over 3,000 children for a day of immersive learning and creativity, centered around the theme: “AI for Good: Solving Real-World Problems.” As the major sponsor, Access Bank played a pivotal role in transforming the venue into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where students explored the frontiers of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM). The event served…

Jul

21

2025

By Famous Reporters

ZENITH Bank Recognised Emerges Nigeria’s Best Bank At Euromoney Awards For Excellence 2025

BANKING SECTOR, NEWS#Barclays, #CitiBank, #EuromoneyAwardsExcellence, #HSBC, #MorganStanley, #StandarBankandDevelopmentBank of Singapore, #ZenithBank, (DBS)

ZENITH Bank Recognised Emerges Nigeria's Best Bank At Euromoney Awards For Excellence 2025 Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Nigeria’s Best Bank” at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, emerging as Nigeria’s standout performer, and clinching the biggest and most coveted country award. The award, which was presented to the bank on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at The Peninsula, London, is a testament to its commitment to delivering exceptional banking services, innovative products and superior value to its customers and shareholders. Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence are one of the most highly coveted awards that matter to banks and bankers who…

Jul

04

2025

By Famous Reporters

Unity Bank Empowers Young Entrepreneurs With ₦16M Business Grant

BANKING SECTOR#Unitybank, #UnityBankbusinessgrant

Unity Bank Empowers Young Entrepreneurs With ₦16M Business Grant No fewer than 30 young entrepreneurs have been awarded a ₦16 million business grant by Unity Bank Plc during the latest edition of its flagship entrepreneurship development initiative, the Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners, budding entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions across various business value chains including fashion design, bag making, pastry making, event management, beauty, vegetable farming, and more, emerged tops after participating in a business pitch competition held recently for Batch A Stream 2 across 10 NYSC Orientation Camps in Cross River, Niger, Abuja, Nasarawa, Taraba, Kaduna, Plateau, Jigawa, Anambra, and Lagos…

Jun

25

2025

By Famous Reporters

Ecobank Nigeria Selected for GET.Invest EDGE Finance Programme

BANKING SECTOR#EcoBank, #EnablingDomesticGreenEnergy, #GET.Invest

Ecobank Nigeria Selected for GET.Invest EDGE Finance Programme Ecobank Nigeria, an affiliate of the leading pan-African banking group Ecobank Group, has been selected as one of five Nigerian banks to participate in the prestigious GET.Invest Enabling Domestic Green Energy (EDGE) Finance Programme. The initiative, funded by European donors, aims to scale up green energy financing and investment across developing nations. At the official launch of the programme, held at Ecobank’s head office in Lagos, Lawrence Edeke, Country Coordinator for GET.Invest Nigeria, emphasised that the initiative is designed to build capacity within Nigeria’s financial sector to support renewable energy projects. “The…

Jun

23

2025

By Famous Reporters

Access Holdings Tops in Asset Quality in Proshare’s 2025 Tier 1 Banking Rankings

BANKING SECTOR#AccessHolding, #Non-PerforingLowRatio, #Proshare

Access Holdings Tops in Asset Quality in Proshare’s 2025 Tier 1 Banking Rankings Access Holdings PLC has been ranked the Tier 1 bank with the best asset quality in Nigeria, having posted the lowest Non-Performing Loan Ratio (NPLR) at 2.76 percent, according to Proshare’s 2025 Tier 1 Banking Report released, recently. This marks a significant achievement for Access Holdings, reinforcing its leadership in credit discipline, risk management, and sustainable lending practices.The report, titled “The Class of 2025: Getting Bigger, Bolder, and Dominant”, ranks Access Holdings second overall in the Tier 1 category, placing just behind Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), which…