The Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning has put the expenditure ceiling of the 2021 pre-bilateral proposal for the Presidency at N10 billion against the N15.3 billion of the revised 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly. This was…
FIRSTBANK PROMOTES CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF, GRADUATES THIRD SET OF ITS SENIOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (SMDP) PARTICIPANTS
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has graduated 12 successful candidates in the third edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). The graduation ceremony held virtually, via the Zoom video conferencing platform on Wednesday,…
International Literacy Day 2020: FirstBank Set The Pace With Innovative e-learning Solutions
By Eche Munonye Covid-19 brought a huge challenge to education and literacy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited responded with a Rosetta stone of innovative e-learning initiatives that have far-reaching effects Since 1967 that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural…
Regulation of digital lending in Nigeria
It is widely acknowledged that there are limited funding sources for entrepreneurs in emerging economies, such as Nigeria. Traditional financing usually comes with high-interest rates and collateral security. Consequently, alternative financing options, such as peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding, have grown…
If you had $100,000 in cash, where would you invest it in US markets?
America is a nation of options. Take water for example, you can buy bottled water, water with mineral salts, water without salts, carbonated water, fruit-flavored water, or even water that is infused with oxygen. This example holds true when it…
FIRSTBANK PARTNERS UN1TY NIGERIA, PROMOTES GROWTH OF THE NIGERIAN MUSIC WITH THE VOICE NIGERIA SEASON 3
First Bank of Nigeria Limited today, announced its lead sponsorship of the TV reality musical talent show, The Voice Nigeria, Season 3. The talent show which is organised by UN1TY Nigeria is created to discover, nurture and bring to the…
President Buhari approves N13.3 billion for Community Policing in Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari had, on Thursday during the NEC meeting, approved the sum of N13.3 billion to launch the Community Policing scheme in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the aide to the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande in a…
FIRSTBANK HOSTS FINTECH SUMMIT 4.0, PROMOTES THE GROWTH AND REINVENTION OF BANKING TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced that the 2020 edition of its annual FinTech Summit is scheduled to hold on Thursday, 6 August 2020 by 12.00 noon. The event will be virtually held…
FirstBank Offers Support To SMEs In Education Sector Through The Pandemic
By Chinyere Nwokeoma, NAN First Bank of Nigeria Limited has offered to give financial support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Education Sector to cushion the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic. Mr. Bankole Adediran, Head, Transaction Banking Products,…
FirstBank Offers Support To SMEs In Education Sector Through The Pandemic
By Chinyere Nwokeoma, NAN First Bank of Nigeria Limited has offered to give financial support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs In Education Sector) to cushion the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic. Mr. Bankole Adediran, Head, Transaction Banking Products,…