The Digest:
First Bank Holdings Group Chairman, Femi Otedola, has publicly explained the rationale behind the bank's decision to write off N748 billion in legacy non-performing loans. Describing it as a strategic move to secure the institution's long-term financial health, Otedola stated the...
The Digest:
An Edo State High Court has convicted and sentenced a customer, Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, to one year imprisonment for refusing to refund N1.5 billion erroneously transferred to his account by First Bank. Kingsley, who pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of stealing and fraudulent...
The Digest:
Billionaire investor and First Bank Chairman Femi Otedola has commended President Bola Tinubu’s “deep economic understanding” while announcing that the bank has met the Central Bank’s N500 billion minimum capital requirement ahead of the March 2026 deadline. Otedola also called for...