The celebration of the continent’s brightest financial minds and institutions at the African Banker Awards in Marackech, Morroco last week culminated in the emergence of First Bank of Nigeria Limited as the Best Bank in West Africa.
The organisers’ panel of distinguished professionals adjudged First Bank as the sub-region’s best financial institution in recognition of its consistent performance, quality of its financial products/services, thought leadership status and contribution to the growth and development of the sector in the region.
Publisher of the African Banker, Omar Ben Yedder, said, “Given its consistently strong performances in the region’s financial markets, First Bank is indeed a deserving winner of this prestigious and well deserved recognition. The bank’s pedigree indeed continues to soar not just in Nigeria but indeed the sub-region.”
First Bank has recently been the recipient of several awards including ‘Best Bank Brand in Nigeria’ (The Banker Magazine); Best Retail Bank in Nigeria (Asian Banker) and Best Bank in Nigeria (Global Finance) as it continues to drive innovation and financial solutions that speak to the needs of various customer segments.
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Commenting on the award, Bisi Onasanya, group managing director, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, said, “It is indeed a great honour for First Bank to be recognised as the best financial institution in West Africa as we continue to pursue our passion for service excellence and demonstrate unwavering commitment to good corporate governance and support for economic growth and development within Nigeria and the entire African continent. We dedicate the award to our over seven million customers across the globe and assure them that it will spur us on to a higher level of service to our customers”.
Onasanya added that the bank’s ongoing upgrade to the Finacle 10 banking platform was another manifestation of the bank’s resolve to enhance service delivery through continuous investment in technology.
Organised by African Banker magazine, IC Events and Business in Africa Events, the African Banker Awards celebrates excellence and best practices in African banking and finance sector.
