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- 22 May 2025
When Legacy Meets Preparedness – Olusegun Alebiosu as CEO, Firstbank Group
By Aniekan Ezekiel What happens when legacy meets preparedness? What results from such a combination? Let us not be in a hurry to put forward any answers yet. Instead, let us consider first the…
- 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…
- 1 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…
- 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…
- 20 Apr 2020
COVID-19: First Bank Grants 90 Days Moratorium on SME Loans, Credit Cards
FirstBank, has unveiled enhanced palliative measures to help its customers and Nigerians through these times of the extended COVID 19 lockdown in some states. This is part of the bank’s palliative to…
- 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.…
- 6 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…
- 9 Oct 2025
FirstBank Brings Smart Banking to Abuja with New Tech-Driven Branch
FirstBank of Nigeria has launched its latest Digital Xperience Centre (DXC) in Area 10, Abuja, marking a significant step in its drive to revolutionize banking through technology and innovation. The…
- 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…
- 18 Apr 2021
FirstBank Launches New Website
FirstBank, Nigeria has announced the launch of its newly designed website: https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/. According to a statement from the bank, the new website was upgraded with features that…
- 23 Dec 2020
COVID-19: FirstBank Launches ‘Mask Up, Stay Safe” Campaign
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…
- 19 Apr 2022
Zulum, Sanwo-Olu, Emmanuel, Emerge ‘The Industry Governors of the Year’ as Emefiele, Shobanjo, Onyeali-Ikpe, Odigbo, others Win
The Industry Newspapers, organisers of The Industry Summit/Awards, formerly The Industry Evening Summit, has announced Governor of Borno State, Prof, Babagana Zulum, Governor of Lagos State, Mr.…
- 18 Apr 2022
Emefiele, Malize, to Deliver Papers at the Third Edition of ‘The Industry Summit’
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Institution Training Centre, (FITC), Mrs. Chizor Malize have been scheduled to deliver…
- 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…
- 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…
- 4 Feb 2013
Star-studded Lineup for MobileMoney Expo
This year’s MobileMoneyAfrica expo and conference is shaping up to be an event as star-studded as any red carpet, with dozens of heavy hitters lining up to speak, including Jonathon Ridley -…
- 17 Nov 2024
Inuwa Tasked Fintech Stakeholders on Collaboration to Deepen Financial Literacy
In line with the present administration’s focus on Reforming the Economy for Sustained Inclusive Economic Growth, Accelerating Diversification through Industrialisation and Digitisation, and…
- 23 Jan 2020
Team Earth Emerges Winner of InterswitchSPAK 2.0 Innovation Challenge
Team Earth has emerged from the InterswitchSPAK 2.0 Innovation Challenge, which was organized to spark innovation among the youths, especially teenage students. Team Earth is a group of nine…
- 10 Jan 2013
First Round Speakers Roll Call for MobileMoneyExpo
The first round of speakers made up of some of the best brains in mobile money ecosystem has been announced by the organizers of the 3rd MobileMoneyExpo. They include; Peter Ollikanen - SVP at…
- 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…
- 24 Oct 2025
FirstBank Integrates PAPSS into LIT App for Seamless Cross-Border Payments
FirstBank of Nigeria has announced the integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its digital banking platform, the LIT App, enabling customers to make instant, secure,…
- 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…
- 17 Apr 2015
FirstBank Sustainability Centre Supports Women Entrepreneurs
FirstBank Sustainability Centre has reinforced its commitment to promoting empowerment, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion amongst women through its sponsorship of a workshop for Women owners…
- 28 Jan 2025
NESG Strengthens Leadership with Appointments of Adeniyi, Darwish, and Alebiosu
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has announced the appointment of three leaders, Mr Wole Adeniyi, Mr Mohamad Darwish, and Mr Olusegun Alebiosu, to its board of directors. These appointments…
- 28 Apr 2021
Gbenga Shobo Appointed MD/CEO of First Bank
The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited has approved the appointment of Mr. Gbenga Shobo as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from Wednesday, April 28,…
- 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…
- 23 Jul 2017
BUA Group, Others Race to Buy 9Mobile
BUA Group, Virgin Mobile from the United Kingdom and Vodacom of South Africa are some of the companies in the running to buy 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat Nigeria. A few others have also signified…
- 3 Jun 2015
SAP Supports 4th HR Leaders in Africa Forum
Market leader in enterprise application software, SAP West Africa has been announced Silver Sponsor of this year’s HR Leaders in Africa Forum. An annual event, HR Leaders Africa Forum 2015 which is…
- 8 Oct 2017
Interswitch Partners Banks, Credit Providers to Render Low-level Nano loans
Interswitch foremost Africa-focused digital payments and Commerce Company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organizations…
- 6 Mar 2019
Microsoft Opens First Datacentres in Africa with General Availability of Azure
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, with the general availability of Azure from the new cloud regions in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This…