When he is not overseeing the affairs of Nigeria’s largest and most profitable commercial bank, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, chairman of Access Holdings, spends most of his time shaping Nigeria’s economic diplomacy abroad.
The veteran banker often accompanies President Bola Tinubu on important trips to foreign capitals to advance Nigeria’s economic interests. At the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, where Tinubu and other African leaders met with France’s Emmanuel Macron, he was once again by the president’s side.
With bilateral trade climbing to $4.7bn in 2025, Nigeria has solidified its status as France’s leading trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also the region’s top destination for French investment.
Efforts paying off
“France is a really strategic partner to Nigeria,” Aig-Imoukhuede tells African Business on the sidelines of the summit.
