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The Inside Story: After Wigwe — How Herbert Wigwe Bought Access to the Top of Nigerian Banking, and What the Bank Has Become Without Him

In 2002 Herbert Wigwe and Aig Aig-Imoukhuede took over Access, then 65th of 89 Nigerian banks, and bought their way to the top. Since his death in February 2024 the shares have lagged every big rival. The story of the deal-maker, and of the bank he left behind.

,   and  Mfonobong Nsehe
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The Inside Story: After Wigwe — How Herbert Wigwe Bought Access to the Top of Nigerian Banking, and What the Bank Has Become Without Him

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