The Group Executive, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, also said SMEs have a central role in Nigeria’s economic development.
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In Nigeria, the sustainability agenda has become a mainstay, with companies like FirstBank leading the charge
It was instituted in 1994 in honour of Samuel Asabia, the first indigenous Managing Director of FirstBank Nigeria Limited.
The annual awards, which has become recognised worldwide, is scheduled to hold from January 7 to 11, 2026 in Lagos State.
This will be the 4th edition of the highly successful event.
This was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by Olayinka Ijabiyi, the Acting Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications.
Also supporting the event are Nigeria LNG (NLNG) and Shell Nigeria, two major players in the country’s energy and development sectors.
The award recognises FirstAcademy as the Best Corporate University in Social and Climate Change, affirming its role in championing sustainable education.
A statement issued on Sunday by the bank’s Acting Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communication, Olayinka Ijabiyi, confirmed this.
The Acting Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Olayinka Ijabiyi, announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
The bank held a close-out party on Friday night in Iganmu, Lagos State for the graduate trainees from Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Senegal.
FirstBank’s ground breaking FirstGem product emerged, poised to redefine the landscape of women’s empowerment in Nigeria.
In the three quarters, its interest income, which gives a clue of sustainable profit run, grew by as much as 165 percent to N1.63 trillion.
Pious Eromosele, the Media Officer of the tournament, made this known in a statement he issued on Monday in Lagos State.
The experts made the call on Friday at a two-day FirstBank Fintech Summit 6.0 in Lagos, with the theme: “Banking on Partnership.”
Managing Director/CEO Olusegun Alebiosu gave the advice at the 2024 Treasury360 Conference and Exhibition sponsored by the bank.
This was made known on Tuesday in Lagos by Olusegun Alebiosu, the Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank Nigeria Limited.
It recognised FirstBank’s significant progress amongst other areas in the implementation of an ESG management system.
FirstBank Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney, revealed this in a statement.
Not many living Nigerians can list a single other existing Nigerian company founded in 1894, long before modern Nigeria was created.

