COVID-19: Access Bank shutdown over 300 branches nationwide, see full list

Onyxnews Nigeria reports that Access Bank Plc is ready to close more than 300 of its branches nationwide.

This online news platform understands that this came in a bid to reduce its running costs as a result of the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19).

Onyxnews Nigeria understands that this is happening after statement made by the group managing director/CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe via a video seen on Twitter.

Wigwe explained the reasons for a decision of mass retrenchment of its staff, stating that some of its branches will be closed up until December of this year.

He maintained that those to be affected by the mass retrenchment are mostly outsourced staff and workers offering nonessential services. This group makes about 75% of the Organisation’s staff strength in its branches nationwide.

However some Nigerians still wonder why such a reputable bank would downsize staff despite reported gain and a massive donation towards ongoing pandemic. The people of Nigeria also believe the move will be counter-productive for many families; especially the poor if the financial records of the bank truly show it has the capacity to cushion the effect of the deadly pandemic.

Below is the full list of branches to be shutdown

ACCESS BANK RET SHOP – OSISIOMA (001) UMUAHIA BRANCH 15 AZIKWE ROAD FAULKS ROAD BRANCH ABA UMUDIKE BRANCH ACCESS BANK, UMUAHIA, IKOT – EKPENE ROAD) ABA, ASA ROAD RET SHOP – UMUAHIA (039) GIBBS STREET BRANCH ACCESS BANK, IKOT EKPENE BRANCH ABAK, IKOT – EKPENE ROAD 32 AKA ROAD BRANCH UYO, BANK LAYOUT ONITSHA BRANCH NNEWI BRANCH UP IWEKA and OGIDI BRANCHES ONITSHA, SOKOTO ROAD. ONITSHA, OGBARU ENAMEL WARE MARKET NNEWI, OLD NKWO MARKET ROAD ACCESS BANK, OBOSI, CITY BISCUIT ROAD OKIJA, OLD OKIJA IHIALA OGUTA RD BRIDGE HEAD BRANCH AWKA, AZIKIWE STREET AND ACESS BANK, UNIZIK BRANCHES RET SHOP-NIGER DELTA UNI. MINI(082) GBOKO BRANCH ZAKI IBIAM BRANCH MAKURDI, NEW BRIDGE ROAD RET SHOP – N/BANK MAKURDI (034) GBOKO BRANCH MAIDUGURI, BURGA ROAD RET SHOP – UNIV. OF MAIDUGURI (020) RET SHOP – SHEHU LAMINU WAY (020) IKOM, OKIMI OSABOR STREET CALABAR, NDIDEM USANG ISO ROAD CALABAR, MAYNE AVENUE ASABA, 163 NNEBISI ROAD DECO ROAD BRANCH UGHELLI, MARKET ROAD RET SHOP – WARRI (005) AGBOR BRANCH ASABA, NNEBISI ROAD OKPANAM ROAD BRANCH WARRI OKUMAGBA AVENUE ABAKALIKI, OGOJA ROAD RET SHOP – EBONYI STATE UNIV (035) EKENWA-BENIN BRANCH USELU BRANCH 23 AIRPORT ROAD BRANCH BENIN, SAPELE ROAD BENIN, UGBOWO ROAD BENIN, 123 BENIN-AGBOR ROAD TEXTILE MILL ROAD BRANCH OKADA BRANCH IHAMA BRANCH BENIN, MISSION ROAD BENIN BRANCH UNIBEN BRANCH IJERO EKITI CASH CENTRE AJILOSUN, ADO EKITI BRANCH EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY BRANCH ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY BRANCH AGBANI ROAD BRANCH ENUGU,GARDEN AVENUE ENUGU, OKPARA AVENUE ENUGU, 9TH MILE ENUGU, NIKE LAKE ROAD UNN NSUKKA BRANCH UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENUGU BRANCH OKPARA AVENUE BRANCH WUSE 2 BRANCH FEDERAL SECRETARIAT ABUJA BRANCH UTAKO BRANCH ABUJA NNPC TOWERS BRANCH DURUMI BRANCH DEI DEI ABUJA, BUILDING MATERIALS MARKET NYANYA ABUJA, OPP. NYANYA SHOPPING COMPLEX GWAGWALADA ABUJA, PARK LANE WUSE 2 ABUJA, AMINU KANO CRESCENT GWARINPA ABUJA,LADOKE AKINTOLA BOLVD LIFE CAMP ABUJA, JABI-KARMO ROAD ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, ABUJA BRANCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BRANCH GARKI BRANCH BANK OF INDUSTRY (BOI),ABUJA GARKI AREA 11 BRANCH NASDA BRANCH DEI DEI BRANCH FED MIN OF JUSTICE BRANCH FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK BRANCH GARKI ABUJA, CENTRAL BUSINESS AREA HERBERT MACAULAY, ABUJA BRANCH RET SHOP -FED. SECRETARIAT ABJ(061) ZONE 5 ABUJA, MICHAEL OKPARA STREET RET SHOP- SAVANNAH SUITES, ABJ(013) RET SHOP -AREA 1 COMPLEX ABUJA(077) GOMBE, BIU RD. BANK ROAD OWERRI BRANCH NEKEDE BRANCH OWERRI, ORLU ROAD MBAISE, AHIARA JUNCTION MBAISE RET SHOP – FUTO (017) OWERRI, DOUGLAS ROAD OKIGWE, WESLEY QUARTERS OKIGWE RD RET SHOP – NAZE MARKET (090) RET SHOP – IMO STATE SECTARIAT(090) HADEJIA BRANCH KADUNA BRANCH A2 AHMADU BELLO WAY BRANCH UNGWAN RIMI BRANCH NNPC REFINERY KADUNA BRANCH GUMI MAIN MARKET JAJI, COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE ALI AKILU ROAD BRANCH ZARIA BRANCH KACHIA ROAD KADUNA KADUNA, ISA KAITA ROAD RET SHOP – ZARIA (127) ANCHAU BRANCH KANO BRANCH BELLO ROAD BRANCH KANO KATIN KWARI BRANCH BAYERO UNIVERSITY BRANCH RET SHOP – DAWANUA, KANO (058) BICHI BRANCH AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL BRANCH KANO, FRANCE ROAD, SABON GARI RET SHOP – BAYERO UNI. KANO (007) KATSINA, NAGODO ROAD KATSINA BRANCH KAFUR BRANCH DANJA BRANCH BIRNIN KEBBI, SANI ABACHA ROAD OBAJANA CASH CENTRE LOKOJA, MURTALA MUHAMMED WAY FOLAWIYO STREET BRANCH ILORIN, IBRAHIM TAIWO ROAD KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC IBEJU LEKKI VICTORIA ISLAND BRANCH IDEJO BRANCH IKOTA BRANCH LEKKI CHEVRON BRANCH AJOSE ADEOGUN BRANCH IKOYI, AWOLOWO ROAD AJAH, LEKKI – EPE EXPRESSWAY AJAH, ADDO ROAD LEKKI PHASE I, ADMIRALTY WAY RET SHOP – IKOTA, VGC LAGOS (095) LAGOS ISLAND, KING GEORGE V BRANCH BROAD STREET 2 BRANCH BBA LAGOS, ATIKU ABUBAKAR PLAZA TRADE FAIR COMPLEX, ASPAMDA, HALL 2 ALABA, DENSINE PLAZA OLOJO DRIVE ALABA INTERNATIONAL, DOBBILL PLAZA AVENUE MAZA MAZA BRANCH ALABA INTERNATIONAL, OLD GARAGE OLD OJO BRANCH LIGALI AYORINDE ADEYEMO ALAKIJA BRANCH ADEOLA ODEKU BRANCH ADEOLA HOPEWELL BRANCH AWOLOWO ROAD 2 BRANCH SAKA TINUBU BRANCH RET SHOP – PALMS MALL, LAGOS (026) BURMA ROAD APAPA BRANCH BROAD STREET BRANCH CREEK ROAD APAPA BRANCH TINCAN ISLAND BRANCH APONGBON BRANCH IBAFON BRANCH POINT ROAD BRANCH MARINA BOI BRANCH 48 MARINA BRANCH LAGOS ISLAND, MARINA LAGOS ISLAND, BALOGUN STREET APAPA, LIVERPOOL ROAD APAPA, BURMA ROAD TRADE FAIR BRANCH ASPAMDA BRANCH FESTAC 2 BRANCH AGUDOSI BRANCH MAZA MAZA, OLD OJO ROAD RET SHOP – SATELLITE TOWN (028) OLD ALABA MOTOR PARK OJUELEGBA BRANCH GBAGADA, GBAGADA EXPRESSWAY IDI-ARABA BRANCH LAWANSON/ITIRE RD BRANCH RET SHOP – ALUMINUM VILLAGE (011) RET SHOP – IYANA IPAJA (110) TOYIN STREET BRANCH IKEJA, 60 OPEBI ROAD MARYLAND,MOBOLAJI BANK ANTHONY WAY RET SHOP – ISHERI, BERGER) IDDO BRANCH KOSOKO STREET BRCH NNAMDI AZIKWE STREET IDUMOTA BRANCH OYINGBO BRANCH LAGOS ISLAND, OKE ARIN YABA, HERBERT MACAULAY ROAD BRANCH SURULERE, ENITAN STREET AGUDA RET SHOP – JANKARA , LAGOS ISD(002) RET SHOP – OGUNLANA DRIVE (051) RET SHOP – BARIGA AKOKA (087) LASU CAMPUS BRANCH AMUWO ODOFIN BRANCH SEME BORDER, BADAGRY EXPRESS WAY FESTAC TOWN, SECOND AVENUE COKER, LAGOS/BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY TRADE FAIR COMPLEX, ASPAMDA OFFICE BLOCK 2 BBA LAGOS, BANK PLAZA PALM AVENUE BRANCH ILUPEJU BRANCH MATORI BRANCH IKORODU 2 BRANCH TEJUOSHO BRANCH ILUPEJU 2 BRANCH GBAGADA BRANCH OJOTA BRANCH ODOGUNYAN BRANCH OSHODI BRANCH MATORI, LADIPO STREET OJUELEGBA, SHIFAWU STREET OSHODI, OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY RET SHOP – TEJUOSHO MKT, LAG (050) RET SHOP – KETU (088) RET SHOP – DALEKO (099) RET SHOP – OJUWOYE MARKET (099) OSOLO WAY BRANCH NAHCO BRANCH EGBEDA BRANCH EJIGBO BRANCH IJU BRANCH DOPEMU BRANCH IYANA IPAJA, LAGOS ABEOKUTA EXPRESS WAY ISOLO, MUSHIN ROAD IDIMU, IDIMU ROAD IKOTUN OKOTA, 56 AGO PALACE WAY AKOWONJO, SHASHA ROAD MAFOLUKU, INTL AIRPORT ROAD RET SHOP – OKOTA, ISOLO LAGOS (004) ADENIYI JONES IKEJA BRANCH OJODU BERGER BRANCH OPEBI BRANCH IKEJA, AWOLOWO WAY OREGUN BRANCH IKEJA, LADIPO OLUWOLE STREET OGBA, IJAIYE ROAD ALAUSA BRANCH OREGUN, ZIATECH ROAD OREGUN IKEJA GRA, JOEL OGUNNAIKE STREET MAGODO, CMD ROAD IKOSI RET SHOP – IFAKO AGEGE (080) RET SHOP – IFAKO GBAGADA (087) IDUMOTA BRANCH OGUNLANA DRIVE BRANCH 67 ST FINBARRS RD-BARIGA IJESHATEDO BRANCH UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS BRANCH SABO YABA BRANCH ADENIJI ADELE BRANCH EBUTE METTA BRANCH EBUTE METTA, MARKET STREET OYINGBO APONGBON, ISSA WILLIAMS/OFFIN RD RET SHOP – IDDO, EBUTE METTA) ARTICLE MARKET BRANCH RET SHOP-NASS. STATE UNI.KEFFI(073) LAFIA, DOMA ROAD KEFFI, ABUBAKAR BURGA STREET MINNA, PAIKO ROAD SULEJA DEPOT CASH CENTRE MINNA 2 BRANCH SULEJA, IBB MARKET OOU BRANCH ABEOKUTA, UACN COMPLEX IBARA SAGAMU, AKARIGBO STREET IJEBU ODE, 35 IBADAN ROAD COVENANT BRANCH RCCG CAMP BRANCH OKE ILEWO BRANCH ILARO BRANCH OTTA, OTTA INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT OWODE YEWA MARKET BRANCH IDI IROKO BORDER BRANCH OTTA, IDIROKO ROAD RET SHOP – BABCOCK UNIVERSITY (137) AKURE BRANCH ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BRANCH AKURE, OYEMEKUN STREET ONDO, YABA ROAD ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IREE BRANCH ILESHA, ITA BALOGUN STREET ILE IFE BRANCH IPETU IJESHA BRANCH OAU ILE IFE BRANCH REDEEMER UNIVERSITY EDE BRANCH SAKI BRANCH APOMU BRANCH LAUTECH BRANCH BODIJA BRANCH 2 IWO ROAD 2 BRANCH UCH IBADAN BRANCH IBADAN, OKE – ADO IBADAN, AGODI UCH SECOND GATE OYO BRANCH OJOO BRANCH OGBOMOSO BRANCH OGBOMOSHO, ILORIN ROAD BODIJA BRANCH 1 NEW COURT ROAD BRANCH EKOTEDO BRANCH IBADAN JOS BRANCH JOS, COMMERCIAL AREA JOS, CLUB ROAD RET SHOP – KATAKO (015) BUKURU BRANCH RET SHOP – UNIVERSITY OF JOS (055) IKOKWU BRANCH RET SHOP – OLD ABA ROAD, PH (086) BONNY CASH CENTRE ELEME BRANCH EASTERN BULKCEMENT BRANCH PH, TRANS AMADI PH, FOT ONNE OBIGBO PH, LOCATION ROAD RET SHOP – ODUA ROAD, PHC (003) BORI BRANCH UNIPORT BRANCH RSUST BRANCH PH, 50 IKWERRE ROAD PLOT105 OLU OBASANJO PH BRANCH GARRISON BRANCH GADA MARKET BRANCH USMAN DANFODIO UNIVERSITY BRANCH SOKOTO, MAIDUGURI ROAD GUSAU, CANTEEN ROAD