FirstBank Tells Public: “Our South East Branches Are Fully Open For Business”

Nigeria’s foremost financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that all its branches in the South-East are fully in operation.

The bank made the announcement on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in a terse statement.

The statement reads; “This is to inform the public that our South East branches are fully open for business. Please disregard any news making the rounds that is contrary to this.”

It is noteworthy that 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.

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. FirstBank’s 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.