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True to type, the MD/CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, is making ingenious moves to maintain the leadership position of the financial institution he helped build to be one of the biggest in Africa By Demola Ojo Just after the turn of the century in 2002, Hebert Wigwe and his business partner, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, saw a unique opportunity and grasped …

Through its aggressive expansion drive, Access Bank Plc has grown from humble beginnings to become one of the biggest banks in Africa. It has secured a broad geographic footprint across the continent and is spreading its tentacles to the rest of the world, with superior customer experience and improved efficiency as its hallmarks. By Chima Obinna The COVID-19 pandemic is …

By Francis Nwosu When the earliest Coronavirus (COVID-19) case was detected on November 17, 2019, in Hubei Province, Wuhan, China, little did the world know that it would be declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This was after Chinese authorities had tried to cover it up by muzzling the country’s scientific community that had warned of the …

Ernest Ndukwe is the Executive Chairman, MTN Nigeria. Prior to his appointment as a non-Executive Director at the leading telecommunications firm he was the CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s Telecommunications Regulatory Agency from 2000 to 2010, and proceeded to preside over the building of an internationally respected institution. Under his tenure at the NCC, the ICT industry …

– Enitan Kehinde Watching Andrea Bocelli live, on Sunday, April 12, 2020, was so surreal!But what made it even more special was watching it with my grandpa!You see, my 80-year-old grandfather is the absolute king of swank and growing up around him, I fell in love with some of what have now become my favourite things … red wine, croissants, …

By Solabomi Okonkwo As a Brand communication and consumer marketing expert who has had the privilege of working with global brands and talents within our continent and beyond, one is inspired to share one’s knowledge and experience on the matter of managing brands and talents, especially during a crisis. In this article, I have used talents loosely to refer to …

I can’t remember how I got introduced to Soji Dehinde. But it was he who in turn introduced me to a couple of gentlemen who would go on to become friends, brothers, and supporters as I tried to find my feet in the late 90s and early 2000s. I’ve shared before, of how he introduced me to the comedian and …

On December 3, 2019, the 10th edition of the BusinessDay CEO Forum Nigeria was held at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, with the theme ‘Nigeria at Crossroads: The Private Sector Opportunity’, and featured the who is who in the private and public sector. Speaking on “MTN’s Value Contribution to Nigeria’s Socio-Economic Development”, Mazen Mroue, Chief Operating Officer, MTN Nigeria, …

With schools starting next week, there is so much to do. From re-establishing routines, stocking up on school supplies, and setting aside time for studying, there’s so much more to think about as your child heads into the new school year. As students, parents, and teachers prepare for the year ahead, here are a few ways you can use Google …

This is not the best of times to be identified as a Nigerian, especially if you are a Nigerian in diaspora. It is indeed the worst of times to be Nigerian because of the kind of daredevilry that our compatriots have demonstrated in recent times, in criminal pursuits of such scale, texture, volume, and depth, not at intervals but at …