First Bank of Nigeria
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is a multinational bank and financial services company in Lagos, Nigeria. First Bank is owned by FBN Holdings PLC, which in itself has diversified ownership with over 1.3 million shareholders. Overview The First Bank Group offers over 700 business locations across Africa and has an agent Banking network with over 200,000 locations across Nigeria. The bank specializes in retail banking, with a client base in West Africa of over 18 million customers. First Bank, as a group, employs over 16,000 staff. It operates four key strategic business units: retail banking, corporate banking, commercial banking, and public sector banking. , bank had assets worth NGN5.9 trillion. The bank's profit before tax for the twelve months ending December 31, 2019 was approximately NGN70.8 billion. For the half-year ending June 30, 2022, FBN Holdings reported that its profit before tax rose by 45 percent compared to the same period a year earlier. Awards "Best Bank Brand in Nigeria" 2011–2016, by The Banker magazine of the Financial Times Group "Most Innovative Bank in Africa" (2014), in the EMEA Finance African Banking Awards “Best Bank in Nigeria” award by Global Finance Magazine 15 times “Best Private Bank in Nigeria” by