Business News

Access Bank shareholders endorse N11.57bn total dividend

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2017 0

… Raise concern over regulators induced stress on companies Shareholders of Access Bank Nigeria Plc have raised concern over on going stress on listed companies occasioned by regulatory provisions. The cross section of shareholders reechoed the issue at the Access Bank’s Annual General Meeting

Business News

GTB, Access, Zenith set to takeover Etisalat

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2017 0

Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and Zenith Bank are set to take over telecommunications firm, Etisalat, over unpaid N541.8billion debt. According to the report, the move follows the failure of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to broker a peaceful resolution between Etisalat Nigeria and a consortium of banks. The consortium of some foreign and the […]

Business Health

OBJ, Wigwe, Terraz, Others Call For Collaborative Efforts To Combat HIV/AIDS In Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2017 0

It is no longer news that there is need to have an urgent, coordinated and sustained response to combat HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. This, can only be result driven when there are early government-led efforts that seeks to help coordinate public and private sector activities as well as the arrival of significant international funding. In a […]

Headlines Sports

7 year old Damilola Oluwaseyi completes 42km Lagos city marathon

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2017 0

Lagos city was shut down earlier today as thousands of Lagosians and Africans thronged out in participation of the just concluded 2017 Lagos city marathon. Most intriguing of these participants, is seven year old Damilola Oluwaseyi who completed the 42 kilometres long race (Children category). Also breaking a record, was Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum who emerged […]

Business Capital Market

Access Bank seeks NSE approval to extend submission of Half Year results

Ihesiulo Grace 19 July 2016 0

  Access Bank Plc has sought the permission of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to submit its half year audited financial statements not later than August 31, 2016. The Bank noted in a regulatory filing with the NSE that its Board of Directors will be meeting on July 28, 2016 to approve the Bank’s Half […]

Banking Business

Access Bank Traverses Risks to Post N43 Billion Profit

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2015 0

  Access Bank Plc has impressively navigated the heady winds which challenged the financial sector in 2014 to post a Profit after tax of N43.06 billion, signifying a 19.5 per cent improvement for the financial year ended December 31, 2014 from N36.03 billion recorded in the same period of 2013. The Bank’s Gross earnings for […]