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September 10, 2020 No Responses

Buhari Congratulates Adeduntan, First Bank MD On Forbes Best Of Africa Award

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Managing Director, First Bank Nigeria Limited, as he receives Forbes Best of Africa Award, on September 11 in New York, United States of America. The president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in...

September 9, 2020 No Responses

FBNQuest Funds Invests N20b In 70 firms

FBNQuest Funds, the merchant banking and asset management arm of FBN Holdings Plc has invested over N20 billion in private equity since 2003. The company’s Vice President, Alternative Investments, Mr Christian Ekpo, disclosed this on Wednesday at a virtual F...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

FirstMonie Network Records N6tri Transactions

First Bank of Nigeria Ltd processed transactions worth over N6 trillion on its FirstMonie Agent network as at July 2020. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank Chief Executive Officer, disclosed this on Thursday, at the bank’s FinTech Summit 4.0 webinar in Lagos....

July 29, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Declares N296b Gross Earnings, ₦49.5b Profit In Six Months

FBN Holdings Plc on Wednesday announced its unaudited results for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The financial institution declared gross earnings of ₦296.4 billion, up 5.8% when compared to the previous year of ₦280.3 billion...

July 15, 2020 No Responses

FirstBank Rewards Verve Card Holders With Free Fuel

First Bank of Nigeria Limited customers using Verve Cards are entitled to extra five (5) litres of fuel for every N3,000 fuel purchased using the card at specified periods. Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications of the bank, Mrs Folake...

June 27, 2020 No Responses

FirstBank Upgrades Mobile Banking Application

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has upgraded its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, with new and improved features to promote safe and convenient Mobile Banking experience for customers. The bank’s Group Executive, e-Business & Retail Produ...

June 13, 2020 No Responses

FBN Insurance Records N37.63bn Premium In 2019

For the year 2019, FBN Insurance Limited recorded N37.63 billion Gross Premium Written (GPW), an increase of 45 per cent when compared to N25.98 billion achieved in 2018. The company in a statement explained that the audited annual report was...

June 12, 2020 No Responses

First Bank Hands Over 10,000 e-Learning Devices To Lagos State

First Bank on Thursday handed over 20,000 e-learning devices to the Lagos State Government as part of measures to boost e-learning in schools. Speaking at the event, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu explained that technology/e-learning was a way t...

May 22, 2020 No Responses

FirstBank Targets 1m Students In Free e-Learning Platform

First Bank of Nigeria Limited is targeting one million students in free e-learning solutions platform in partnership with Roducate and Lagos State Government. In a statement on Thursday, First Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, explained t...

May 16, 2020 No Responses

NSE Lists FBNQuest Merchant Bank’s N5b Bond

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday listed FBNQuest Merchant Bank N5 billion three-year 10.50 per cent bond on the bourse. The listing was commemorated with a digital closing gong done due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Commenting...

May 1, 2020 No Responses

First Bank’s *894# USSD Banking Service Hits 9.5m Customers

First Bank of Nigeria Limited said on Thursday that its *894# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) quick banking service was being used by no fewer than 9.5 million customers. Mr Chuma Ezirim, First Bank’s Group Executive, e-Business, Retail Produc...

April 24, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: FirstBank Sustains Faith With Customers

Amid shuttering of social activities especially commercial services, through various lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, FirstBank has proven that as long as its customers require services, the Bank will be waiting right in front of them. As...

April 16, 2020 No Responses

FBN Holdings Tops Activity Chart With 74.758m Shares

FBN Holdings on Wednesday topped activity chart on the floor of Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) with 74.758 million shares valued at N354.24 million. Zenith Bank followed with 72.11 million shares worth N1.097 billion, while Guaranty Trust Bank traded 36.77...

April 11, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: FirstBank Reinforces e-Banking Offerings, Appreciates Customers

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has reassured its customers that it would remain steadfast and ready to show up for them at these “unprecedented times.” The Bank, in a statement released on Thursday and signed by its chief executive officer,...