FBN Holdings PLC (“FBNHoldings”), Nigeria’s leading financial holdings company, has announced the appointments of Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive directors, while Mr. Otu Hughes has been appointed as a Non-Executive director. These appointments are subject to…
PRESS RELEASE…FIRSTBANK SUPPORTS SCHOOLS WITH ARRAY OF EXCITING EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is supporting schools with an array of educational based products and solutions targeted at enabling the acquisition of various facilities to boost the continuous expansion and improvement of the educational sector. Parents are not left…
FIRSTBANK DEEPENS FINANCIAL INCLUSION WITH LARGEST AGENT BANKING NETWORK, EMPOWERS SMES
At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with…
FIRSTBANK BEGINS THE YEAR WITH AN INNOVATIVE, CONVENIENT VIRTUAL PAYMENT CARD
Lagos, 11 January 2021 First of Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has launched the Virtual Payment card, a Naira denominated debit card and digital representation of the plastic debit card. The card is designed to…
Stock market records N780bn weekly gain
Transactions on the Nigerian stock market finished the last week of 2020 on a positive note as the market capitalisation of equities rose by N780bn. The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index and market capitalisation appreciated by 3.79 per cent and…
THE 59TH FIRSTBANK LAGOS AMATEUR GOLF OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TEES-OFF
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that the 59th edition of its annually sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship Teed-Off at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 on Monday, 28 December…
COVID-19: FIRSTBANK LAUNCHES ‘MASK UP, STAY SAFE” CAMPAIGN
Lagos, 22 December 2020 – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its ongoing digital campaign “Mask Up, Stay Safe” as part of its advocacy to encourage everyone to consciously protect one…
BAFI Awards: FirstBank’s COVID-19 response sets the pace in CSR for other financial institutions
By Aniekan Ezekiel From the publisher of BusinessDay, Frank Aigbogun’s welcome address at the recently held BusinessDay’s Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards came the following words: ‘The year 2020 has been a most interesting year. The economy and communities…
NCOY: FirstBank is powering the Next Generation of Nigerian Innovators and Entrepreneurs
What did (the various territories that were later to be amalgamated into) Nigeria look like in 1894? How about a hundred years later in 1994? And what could Nigeria look like in the year 2094? History provides elaborate answers to…
LASG PARTNERS FIRSTBANK TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), in its commitment to ensure that residents at the grassroots have access to affordable, effective and quality healthcare, has partnered with First Bank of Nigeria Limited to utilise its over 13,000 Firstmonie Agents…