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- 10 Sept 2020
Buhari Celebrates Adeduntan, First Bank MD, as He Bags Forbes Award
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, managing director, First Bank Nigeria Limited, as he receives the Forbes Best of Africa Award, on September 11 in New York, U.S.A.…
- 16 Oct 2020
Adeduntan, FirstBank Boss Becomes Bretton Woods Committee Member
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, its CEO, has been honoured with membership of Bretton Woods Committee (BWC). FirstBank has also joined Bretton Woods Committee…
- 8 Sept 2015
Adeduntan to Take Over from Onasanya as First Bank Boss
First Bank of Nigeria Limited on Monday announced that its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, would replace Mr. Bisi Onasanya as the Group Managing Director and…
- 1 Jul 2020
FirstBank CEO Motivates Staff to Achieve Excellence
Adesola Adeduntan, managing director/CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has advised the bank’s staff to strive for excellence and contribute their best in making the bank retain its leadership…
- 24 May 2021
FirstBank Shines in Global Banking/Finance Awards 2021
First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., has been awarded the 2021 ‘Retail Banking CEO of the Year Nigeria; ‘Most innovative Retail Banking App Nigeria’ and "Best CSR Bank Nigeria.’’ Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief…
- 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,…
- 7 Jun 2018
Court Convicts First Bank Chairman, MD over N122Bn Judgment Debt
A Federal High Court in Lagos Wednesday convicted Ibukun Awosika, chairman of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, and Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, managing director, as well as the bank for contempt. They were…
- 13 Oct 2021
FirstBank Partners NIBSS for Digital Payment through New Solution
First Bank Nigeria Plc. has gone into partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc. (NIBSS) on its Nigeria Quick Response (NQR) payment solution. Dr Adesola Adeduntan, chief…
- 12 Jun 2018
First Bank Says Media Reports on Contempt Order False
First Bank Nigeria has issued a disclaimer on alleged contempt of court order reports circulating on some media platforms, that Mrs Ibukun Awosika, its chairman and Mr Adesola Adeduntan, managing…
- 31 Mar 2017
First Bank MD Warns Against Home Banking
Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Managing Director of First Bank Nigeria has advised Nigerians who have resorted to home banking to cultivate the habit of saving their monies in the conventional bank for future…
- 21 May 2020
FirstBank Launches Free eLearning Platform for 1m Students
First Bank of Nigeria Limited said one million students are been targeted in its free e-learning solutions platform in partnership with Roducate and Lagos State Government. f Dr. Adesola Adeduntan,…
- 22 Jun 2016
MainOne Offers FirstBank Tech Startup Conference Connectivity
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center Solutions Company, has been named the exclusive interconnectivity provider of the Tech Startup Conference hosted by First Bank of Nigeria.…
- 2 Jan 2018
CBN Rewards Firstbank’s Fight Against Electronic Fraud
FirstBank, showcasing the strength of its brand, won two of the three Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) awards up for grab in the keenly contested Nigerian Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) 2017 Annual…
- 4 Sept 2020
First Bank Graduates 12 from Management Development Programme
First Bank of Nigeria has graduated 12 candidates in its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP) to enhance their leadership and strategic business skills for sustainable growth in the banking…
- 4 Mar 2019
First Bank Marks 125th Anniversary, Recommits to Nigeria’s Development
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has said that it would remain committed to the development and growth of Nigeria as well as the financial industry through enhanced service delivery. Dr Adesola…
- 23 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.…
- 13 Dec 2018
FBN Launches Chat Banking to Ease Transactions
First Bank of Nigeria has launched its Chat Banking on WhatsApp to harness optimal digital banking offerings that enhances ease of banking and convenience for its customers. Dr. Adesola…
- 5 Aug 2021
FirstBank Backs WACOT’s Rice Mill Expansion Project
First Bank of Nigeria affirmed its support for the expansion plans of WACOT Limited, a subsidiary of TGI Group, as the company prepares to double the capacity of its 120,000-ton rice mill in Argungu,…
- 21 Apr 2024
First Bank Comfirms Appointment of Olusegun Alebiosu as Acting MD/CEO
Board of Directors of First Bank has appointed Olusegun Alebiosu as its acting managing director. Mr Alebiosu has been the bank’s executive director/chief risk officer since 2022. He has been in the…
- 29 Apr 2016
First Bank to Sack 1,000 Workers
FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of First Bank Nigeria Limited, is planning to cut about 1000 jobs and focus less on providing loans to the oil industry in a bid to reverse the 2015 financial…
- 28 Oct 2021
First Bank Holdings Taps Okonkwo, Former Fidelity Bank CEO to Replace Eke as GMD
The board of FBN Holdings Plc, has approved the appointment of Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, as its new group managing director, with effect from January 1, 2022. Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo The appointment was…
- 18 Aug 2022
First Bank Appoints Iyamabo as Executive Director
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Patrick Iyamabo as an Executive Director. The appointment is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a…
- 30 Jun 2023
First Bank Launches First Humanoid Robot
First Bank has launched a Humanoid Robot in it’s state-of-the-art self-service branch at Adetokunbo Ademola VI, Lagos called Digital Experience Center. Humanoid robots are professional service robots…
- 19 Jun 2024
First Bank Confirms Alebiosu as MD, Ebong as DMD
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has confirmed the appointment of Olusegun Alebiosu as the substantive managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank. Updating the Nigerian…
- 20 Oct 2016
Uber, FirstBank Partnership Paves Way for Driver-Partners to Grow Own Businesses
Uber Nigeria on Wednesday announced that it is now making low-interest, used-vehicle loans available to its top-rated driver-partners. The pioneering move is the result of partnerships entered into…
- 10 Nov 2018
First Bank launches chat banking on WhatsApp
First Bank of Nig. Plc on Friday launched a WhatsApp application to make banking more convenient for its 12.5 million customers. The FirstBank Chat Banking on WhatsApp was launched at the…
- 7 Feb 2019
First Bank, Azuri Launch Pay-as-You-Go Solar Services
First Bank of Nigeria and Azuri Technologies, a pay-as-you-go solar technology, have announced a partnership that will allow customers to access solar services on a pay-as-you-go basis. Under…
- 16 Mar 2019
FirstBank Embarks on 125km Relay Walk to Mark 125th Anniversary
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited and other corporate entities in the FBNHoldings group would collectively have a 125km ‘Relay Walk’ to celebrate the Bank’s 125 years of unbroken business operations in…
- 7 May 2019
First Bank Plans Aggressive Debt Recovery to Boost Dividend Payout
Management of First Bank, has assured that it would continue to work tirelessly to ensure that it is brought down to a single digit by the end of 2019 financial year. Speaking at the 7th…
- 26 Jun 2019
FirstBank Hits 27,000 Banking Agents, Deepens Financial Inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it now has over 27,000 agents on its Firstmonie network. This feat, according to a statement from the bank yesterday, reinforces its steering role at…