First Bank Announces Change Of Name

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced a phased corporate name change for its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa.

The bank disclosed this in a statement by the Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications of First Bank, Folake Ani-Mumuney, on Thursday titled, ‘FirstBank announces a name change of its subsidiaries, reiterates its commitment to boosting cross-border business opportunities in Africa and the world’.

IFBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia and FBNBank DRC are the first set of subsidiaries effecting the name alignment," it stated.

“They are now known and addressed as FirstBank UK, FirstBank Sierra Leone, FirstBank Gambia and FirstBank DRC.

"The Ghana, Senegal and Guinea subsidiaries will be next in the phased name change implementation.”

Speaking on the name change, the Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank Group, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, said, “The name change which coincides with FirstBank’s 129th founding anniversary (March 31st, 2023) is indeed a milestone reflective of our resolve to continuously provide the gold standard of excellence and value as we put our customers first.’’