Access Bank
4 days ago
Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the driving force behind Access Bank's success and leader of Access Holdings, was laid to rest in his hometown of Isiokpo, Rivers State.
14 Mar
Ever since February 10, 2024, when I learnt of the tragic death of Herbert, his dear wife, Chizoba; his son, Chizi; and our mutual friend, Bimbo, I have been wanting to write to pay tribute to Herbert, eulogise and mourn him.
13 Mar
Co-founder of Access Bank Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede has been named chairman of Access Holdings following the death of CEO Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe, his wife and his son were among six people who died in a helicopter crash in California, United States last month. Abimbola Ogunbajo, former President of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, was also aboard the…
8 Mar
The shocking exit of one of the most illustrious players of the Nigerian banking sector, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe, along with six others, is tragic in all sense.
1 Mar
It was the venerated writer, Chimanda Adichie, who first warned us against the destructive influences of a single story in her now famous 2009 TED talk. Many did not take her seriously and a lot more probably...
29 Feb
So, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe would be carried home like a man who has fallen at the war front. He was a different kind of hero, with a lot of medals and a lot of scars.
22 Feb
As the harsh operating environment persists, five tier-one banks’ impairment charges hit N580 billion in the first three quarters of last year. The amount is a significant increase from the N122 billion they posted in the previous year.
12 Feb
Though in tears, members of the Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc must have seen the gaping hole created in the organisation by the late Herbert Wigwe after 22 years of commitment...
12 Feb
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of UTM Floating Liquefied Natural Gas UTM FLNG Ltd), Julius Rone, has described the death of the Group Managing Director, Access Bank plc, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, in helicopter crash as shattering.
11 Feb
A board member of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Michael Graham, has said the helicopter in which Herbert Wigwe was travelling caught fire after it crashed. Wigwe, Access Bank's group CEO, was travelling with his wife, Doreen, son, Chizi, and Bimbo Ogunbanjo, a former chairman of the NGX, from Palm Springs Airport…
11 Feb
Access Holdings on Sunday confirmed that its group CEO Herbert Wigwe died in a helicopter crash in the United States. "Dr. Wigwe died alongside his wife and son on Friday, February 9, 2024 in a helicopter accident in the United States of America," said Sunday Ekwochi, Access Holdings company secretary, in a statement. "The entire…
11 Feb
Access Bank has said that it is cooperating with United States investigators after a fatal helicopter crash killed its group CEO Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe's wife, son and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, a former chair of Nigerian Exchange Group, were also on board when the Eurocopter EC 130 helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in Nipton, a…