First Bank of Nigeria Plc, one of the subsidiaries within the FBN Group, with head office in Lagos, remains one of Africa’s most diversified and leading financial services providers. With a heritage that goes back to 1894, the Bank has consistently met changing market demands through continuous re-invention and innovation, driven by service excellence, modernization and growth. The group has over 560 branches in Nigeria, 11 subsidiaries (including a subsidiary in London with a branch in Paris). These subsidiaries are involved in various sectors of the financial services industry, including investment banking, funds management, registrarship, pension custodian, venture capital management, trusteeship, insurance brokerage, mortgage banking and microfinance. The group also has representative offices in Johannesburg - South Africa, Beijing – China, and soon to establish presence in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As a full-suite financial services provider, the Bank offers retail, institutional, corporate & public sector banking, agricultural financing, treasury, payments and collections, online banking and various electronic payment schemes.
FirstBank sees its workforce as its most valuable asset and strives to be the employer of choice in the financial services industry. The Bank’s human resource strategy is to employ and retain the best talent in the industry and equip them with the required competencies to outperform competition and deliver customer expectations.
Career opportunities cut across all levels (graduates, mid and top levels) with a highly structured grading system. Being one of the largest employers of labour in the industry, FirstBank’s total staff strength stands at over 12,000. Career progression in the Bank is largely performance driven and employees can develop careers along the following paths: Strategic Business, Strategic Resource and Strategic Support Units, these include: Credit Risk Management, Treasury & Fund Management, Branch Banking, Legal Services, Human Capital Management, Marketing & Corporate Communication and Information Technology, amongst others.
The future is very bright for the Bank, its employees (including prospects), customers and prospective investors wishing to explore the vast business opportunities in Nigeria.