Herbert Wigwe
14 Feb
United States (U.S.) federal investigators released photos regarding the helicopter crash in California that killed Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC and five others. The helicopter crash occurred on February 10 near Nipton, California, killing all six people on board, including Mr Wigwe, his wife, son, and former Nigerian Exchange Group…
13 Feb
Access Holdings has named Bolaji Agbede as acting CEO, days after its former boss Herbert Wigwe died in a helicopter crash in the United States. “The appointment of Ms. Agbede is in alignment with our robust succession planning practices," said Abubakar Jimoh, the chairman of Access Holdings. "We are strongly convinced that Ms. Agbede, being…
13 Feb
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed collaborating with its United States counterpart, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), to hasten investigation into the crash leading to death of Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings
13 Feb
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed deep distress over the tragic death of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe. He died in a helicopter crash on Friday, February 9
13 Feb
Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has regretted the tragic death of Dr Herbert Wigwe and members of his family as well as Abimbola Ogunbanjo, a former Group Chairman of Nigeria Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group).
12 Feb
The Nigerian government announced on Monday that it is collaborating with the United States (US) authorities in the investigation into the tragic helicopter crash in California that killed Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC and five others. The helicopter crash occurred on February 10 near Nipton, California, killing all six people…
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...
11 Feb
Stakeholders in the financial sector have continued to mourn the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings, late Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, late Mr Abimbola Ogunbanjo.
11 Feb
Wema Bank has extended condolences to the Board, Management, and Staff of Access Holdings PLC, owners of Access Bank, over the tragic and untimely death of their group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, on Friday.
11 Feb
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has described the death of the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, as a big loss to the Nigerian banking industry. Wigwe died along with his wife and son in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America. In a statement on…
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…
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