First Bank of Nigeria

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First Bank of Nigeria

Company type	Public
Industry	Finance
Founded	1894 (as Bank of British West Africa) 1979 (renamed First Bank of Nigeria)
Founder	Sir Alfred Jones, K.C.M.G
Headquarters	35 Marina, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Number of locations	Over 700 business outlets (2020)
Key people	Olusegun Alebiosu, CEO
Products	Financial services
Revenue	₦70.8 billion
Operating income	₦294.4 billion
Net income	₦62.7 billion
Total assets	₦5.9 trillion
Number of employees	16,000
Website	firstbanknigeria.com

First Bank of Nigeria is a multinational bank and financial services company with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.^[1] First Bank was founded in 1894, by Sir Alfred Jones, but is currently owned by FBN Holdings PLC, which in itself has diversified ownership with over 1.3 million shareholders.