Our South East branches are fully operational — FirstBank

…debunks rumour of shutdown

The bank urged the general public and first bank customers to disregard any misinformation that its south-east branches are not open for business.

FirstBank debunked and described as misleading the earlier reports in some session of the social media stating that the bank’s South-East branches are closed down.

In a press statement addressing the reports being circulated on some media, the Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank Plc, Folake Ani-Mumuney, stated that, “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.

“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.”

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.