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- 31 May 2020
FirstBank Leverages Technology to Promote Virtual Bank Account Opening
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has said it has reinforced its technology infrastructure to enable anyone in the country open a FirstBank account through their mobile phones, without visiting any of…
- 11 Jan 2019
How FirstBank is Making Customers Stay-Connected Through Its e-Channels
Folarin is a smart entrepreneur who is in touch with technological advancement and the digital age. He has different apps on his mobile phone which he uses to organise both his business and private…
- 7 Aug 2020
FirstBank Processed N6 Trillion Transactions Via FirstMonie — Adeduntan
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has said that it has processed transactions worth over N6 trillion on its FirstMonie Agent network as at July 2020. Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, chief executive officer,…
- 29 Nov 2020
COVID-19: FirstBank Leads Competition with Contactless ATM
In the light of COVID-19, FirstBank has launched the FastTrack ATM, a Next Generation ATM and first of its kind in Africa, designed to promote financial activities on the ATM devoid of any form of…
- 8 Sept 2014
NBS says Economy Created 2.5m Jobs in Two Years
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday said the Nigerian economy created a total of 2.48 million new jobs between July 2012 and June this year. Dr. Yemi Kale, statistician general for the…
- 7 Nov 2014
Global Workstation Market Shipment Exceeds 900,000 Unites in 3Q2014
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker, the certified workstation market continued to show growth momentum in the third quarter of 2014 (3Q14).…
- 16 Feb 2015
Police Declare 10 Bankers Wanted over Alleged N125m Fraud
The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos on Sunday declared 10 suspected bankers wanted for alleged N125.1 million scam. The names and photographs of the suspects between the ages of 34 and 48 were pasted…
- 16 Apr 2018
Internet Users in NIgeria Inch to 100.9m in February –NCC
Internet users in the country increase to 100. 9 million in February from 1.2 million in January, the Nigerian Communications Commission, has said. The NCC made this disclosure in its Monthly…
- 13 Jun 2018
FAAN says Nigerian Airports Recorded 3.4m passengers During the First Quarter 2018
Report released by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says about 3.4 million passengers travelled through Nigerian airports during the first quarter of 2018 as against the 2.6 million…
- 27 May 2019
FirstBank Convenes Fireside Chat, Promotes Awareness On Cyber Security
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has announced that the fourth edition of its Fireside chat would hold on Friday, May 31, 2019 at its Digital Innovation Lab in Yaba, Lagos. The topic, Cyber…
- 22 Jul 2019
First Bank Leverages Digital Innovations to Promote Financial Inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has organised a joint seminar with sub-Saharan African banking and telecom regulators to promote financial inclusion through digital innovations in sub-Saharan Africa.…
- 30 Dec 2019
NCC, Others to Meet over USSD Charges
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Body of Bank CEOs are to meet to resolve the dispute surrounding charges for use of Unstructured Supplementary Service…
- 16 Aug 2020
Unemployed Nigerians Hit 22m in 2020- NBS
The total number of unemployed Nigerians is 21,764,617, according to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The statistics are contained in the bureau’s Labor Force Statistics website, entitled…
- 8 Mar 2021
Diaspora Remittances: Firstbank to Reward customers with N5 for Every Dollar Received
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider is rewarding customers with N5 for every dollar received through foreign remittances. This N5 for a dollar…
- 8 Sept 2021
First Bank Launches LIT App, Reiterates Commitment to Put Customers First
In furtherance of its commitment to spearhead value-driven mobile and digital banking in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the launch of the LIT Application, created to…
- 31 Oct 2021
SERAP Sues Buhari, Asks Court to Order Recovery of Alleged Missing N881Bn in 367 MDAs’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari “over his failure to probe allegations that over N880bn of public funds are missing…
- 19 Jan 2022
FirstBank Rewards Customers in Transact and Win Promo
Getting rewarded for spending money is a dream that is probably going to remain exciting for many people, but not for the Firstmonie Wallet users. In a two month Transact and Win campaign that…
- 18 Jul 2025
FirstBank Celebrates ₦1 Trillion Milestone in Instant Loans via AI-Powered Platforms
FirstBank, a leading financial institution and provider of financial inclusion services in West Africa, announces the achievement of ₦1 trillion in cumulative instant digital loan disbursements. This…
- 29 Aug 2025
FirstBank’s ₦1 Trillion Digital Lending Milestone: A New Era of Inclusive Finance
For decades, Nigeria's credit system posed significant challenges for small businesses and low-income earners, who often struggled to qualify for loans. Traditional banks demanded collaterals,…
- 1 May 2026
Meet Top Five Tech-Driven Banks and Their Overseers
With the rapid rate of technological change and shifting customer demands, financial institutions in Nigeria have been looking to keep up with innovation and modernise their technology. Nigeira…
- 26 Jul 2013
Airtel, FirstBank Partner on FirstMonie Payment Solution
Airtel Nigeria, telecommunications service provider has gone into a partnership with First Bank Nigeria Plc to offer Firstmonie Talkmore; the all-new, revolutionary mobile payment solution, to the…
- 6 Aug 2026
Glo Leads Internet Growth Figures in Nigeria for May
Digital solution provider, Globacom has recorded the highest Internet subscriber growth among Nigeria’s major telecom companies for the month of May. Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission,…
- 22 Sept 2013
FirstMonie Gets a Makeover for Convenience, Safety
First Bank of Nigeria Limited said it has upgraded its FirstMonie App for customers to experience fast, safe and convenient mobile money service from the bank. According to the bank, with the growing…
- 17 Oct 2013
NIPOST, FirstBank Join Hands on Mobile Payment
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. through its mobile payment solution FirstMonie has entered into a strategic partnership with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to ensure enhanced access to convenient…
- 19 Nov 2013
NOIPolls Says Electricity, Other Facilities are Most Vandalised Public Properties
Latest weekly poll results released by NOIPolls Limited, has indicated a general level of apathy towards public properties in Nigeria. The poll conducted on the issue of public property Vandalism in…