The co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank by assets, Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe has concluded plans to invest in a new $500 million university to help build skills needed for the finance and technology industries in Nigeria.
The new institution to be named Wigwe University will start admission of students for undergraduate courses in 2024, says Wigwe, chief executive officer for Access Holdings Plc, in an interview in Lagos.
The prospective students will be availed with opportunities to chose courses management, science and engineering, information technology and creative arts courses.
Wigwe says the educational institution will need as much as $500 million to scale up in five years.
