First Bank of Nigeria Limited has said all its branches in the southeast region of Nigeria are open for business. The lender was responding to news on social media claiming it was closing all its branches in the region over insecurity.
โThis is to inform the public that our southeast branches are fully open for business. Please disregard any news making the rounds that is contrary to this,โ First Bank said in a statement.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is the premier Bank in West Africa and the leading financial inclusion services provider in Nigeria for over 127 years.ย
With over 750 business locations and over 100,000 Banking Agents spread across 99% of the 774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria, FirstBank provides a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services to serve its over 30 million customers. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank in the Republic of Congo, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Senegal, as well as a Representative Office in Beijing.
The Bank has been handy at promoting digital payment in the country and has issued over 10million cards, the first bank to achieve such a milestone in the country. FirstBankโs cashless transaction drive extends to having more than 10million people on its USSD Quick Banking service through the nationally renowned *894# Banking code and over 4.5 million people on FirstMobile platform.
Since its establishment in 1894, FirstBank has consistently built relationships with customers focusing on the fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, optimised risk management and leadership. Over the years, the Bank has led the financing of private investment in infrastructure development in the Nigerian economy by playing key roles in the Federal Governmentโs privatisation and commercialisation schemes. With its global reach, FirstBank provides prospective investors wishing to explore the vast business opportunities that are available in Nigeria, an internationally competitive world-class brand and a credible financial partner.
FirstBank has been named โMost Valuable Bank Brand in Nigeriaโ six times in a row (2011 โ 2016) by the globally renowned โThe Banker Magazineโ of the Financial Times Group; โBest Retail Bank in Nigeriaโ for seven consecutive years (2011 โ 2017) by the Asian Banker International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards and โBest Bank in Nigeriaโ by Global Finance for 15 years. Our brand purpose is always to put customers, partners and stakeholders at the heart of our business, even as we standardise customer experience and excellence in financial solutions across sub-Saharan Africa, in consonance with our brand vision โTo be the partner of the first choice in building your futureโ.
Its brand promise is always to deliver the ultimate โgold standardโ of value and excellence. โThis commitment is anchored on our inherent values of passion, partnership and people, to position You First in every respectโ.