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The death of Herbert Wigwe shocked many in Nigeria and in the banking sector. He was widely seen as an industry leader.

Andrew Esiebo/Getty Images for Global Citizen(PALM SPRINGS, CA) -- A helicopter carrying six people, including the CEO of a Nigerian bank, crashed in California's Mojave Desert, killing all people on board, officials said. The two crew members and four passengers departed from Palm Springs, California, at 8:45 p.m. Friday and were en route to Boulder City, Nevada, about 26 miles outside of Las Vegas, officials said. On board was Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe, his wife and his son, said Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World Trade Organization and former finance minister of Nige...

He stated that for about 26 years, Wigwe-led Access Corporation evolved from an obscure Nigerian bank into a world-class African financial institution. | Pulse Nigeria

Access Bank CEO Herbert Wigwe was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed in California.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- The co-founder of Nigeria's biggest bank has died in a helicopter crash in the United States along with his wife and son, his company said on Sunday. Access Bank Group CEO Herbert Wigwe was killed when the aircraft crashed in California on Friday, Access Holdings said in a statement. "Dr Wigwe died alongside his wife and son on Friday, February 9, 2024 in a helicopter accident...