FirstBank UK Limited

FirstBank UK Limited was incorporated in England and Wales in 2002, after its parent had operated a UK branch since 1982. It is wholly owned by First Bank of Nigeria Limited, whose banking history dates to 1894, when it was established as The Bank of British West Africa.

The UK business provides corporate, institutional, private and markets services from London, supported by representative offices in Paris, Lagos and Abuja. Its core role is facilitating trade, investment and financial flows between the UK, Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, including trade and commodity finance, structured lending, correspondent banking, FX, cash management and African Eurobond liquidity.

For students, FirstBank UK is more relevant to cross-border banking, relationship management, credit, risk, financial markets and African-focused financial services than to large-scale investment banking. The wider FirstBank Group reports more than 820 business locations, over 16,700 employees and 43.5 million customer accounts globally.