FirstBank Agric and Export Convention: Charting a New Course for Non-Oil Exports

 FirstBank, the premier West African monetary establishment and monetary inclusion service supplier is proud to announce the 2025 version of the FirstBank Agric and Export Convention themed “The Fundamentals of Constructing a Non-Oil Export Pushed Financial system“, which can happen on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, on the Eko Conference Centre. Constructing on the momentum of earlier profitable editions, this 12 months’s Expo reaffirms the Financial institution’s dedication to supporting Nigeria’s agricultural and non-oil export sectors as key drivers of financial growth.

The FirstBank Agric and Export Convention goals to maintain Nigerians abreast of rising tendencies within the agricultural and non- oil export sector, while offering them insights into how modern options can contribute to the general growth of the economic system, and the nation at massive. The convention will undertake a hybrid format, permitting most individuals to affix just about whereas principal stakeholders attend in individual. Attendees could have the chance to discover exhibition cubicles that includes main organizations and associations from trade. The occasion will function a keynote speech, Goodwill messages, Plenary discussions, the place choose Audio system will expound on the theme and technical classes to be dealt with by material Specialists within the Agriculture and Export Worth Chain.

Anticipated visitor audio system embrace the Honourable Minister of Agriculture & Meals Safety, Senator Abubakar Kyari because the keynote speaker whereas the plenary and technical classes might be enriched by insights from trade leaders just like the MD Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Mr. Jafar Abubakar Umar;  MD/CEO Nigerian Export-Import Financial institution (NEXIM), Mr. Abba Bello; Nationwide Motion Committee on AfCFTA, Mr. Segun Awolowo;  President, All Farmers Affiliation of Nigeria, Architect Kabir Ibrahim, CEO Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mrs. Nonye Ayeni and a bunch of others. These famend audio system will contribute their experience and views all through the assorted classes, guaranteeing individuals achieve useful information to boost their roles throughout the agricultural and export worth chain

Talking on the Convention, Olusegun Alebiosu, Managing Director, FirstBank Group said, “The FirstBank Agric and Export Convention is a strategic platform for stakeholders to converge, share information, and drive methods that may unlock the complete potential of Nigeria’s agricultural sector and non-oil export trade. By this platform, FirstBank is empowering prospects and stakeholders by offering them with actionable insights, modern options, and useful connections that may assist them navigate the complexities of the agricultural and nonoil export sectors. As well as, we intention to ship tangible advantages to our prospects, improve their enterprise prospects, and create lasting worth for our stakeholders, whereas contributing to the expansion and growth of Nigeria’s economic system.”

To take part within the FirstBank Agric and Export Convention, individuals can click on on https://firstbanknigeria.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lit8tD6KSm6kzLMcyHwo8Q to register.

The FirstBank Agric and Export Convention is without doubt one of the Financial institution’s key initiatives to advertise collaboration and innovation throughout the agricultural and non- oil export sectors. By offering a strategic platform for stakeholders, the convention goals to boost the competitiveness of consumers and companions within the international market. With agriculture recognized as essentially the most viable different to grease for producing overseas trade earnings, this initiative helps financial diversification and is poised to speed up nationwide development and growth.

About FirstBank

First Bank of Nigeria Restricted “FirstBank”, established in 1894, is the premier financial institution in West Africa, a number one monetary inclusion providers supplier in Africa, and a digital banking large.

FirstBank’s worldwide footprints minimize throughout three continents ─ Africa, Europe and Asia, with FirstBank UK Restricted in London and Paris; FirstBank in The Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea and Sierra Leone; FBNBank in Senegal; and a FirstBank Consultant Workplace in Beijing, China. All of the subsidiary banks are totally registered by their respective Central Banks to supply full banking providers.

Moreover offering home banking providers, the subsidiaries additionally interact in worldwide cross-border transactions with FirstBank’s non-Nigerian subsidiaries, and the consultant workplaces in Paris and China facilitate commerce flows from Asia and Europe into Nigeria and different African international locations.

For over 13 a long time, FirstBank has constructed an excellent repute for stable relationships, good company governance, and a powerful liquidity place, and has been on the forefront of selling digital cost within the nation with over 13 million playing cards issued to prospects (the primary financial institution to attain such a milestone in Nigeria). FirstBank has continued to make important investments in know-how, innovation and transformation, and its cashless transaction drive has been steadily accentuated with just about over 25 million lively FirstBank prospects signed up on digital channels together with the USSD Fast Banking service via the nationally famend *894# Banking code.

With over 43 million buyer accounts (together with digital wallets) unfold throughout Nigeria, UK and sub-Saharan Africa, the Financial institution offers a complete vary of retail and wholesale monetary providers via greater than 820 enterprise workplaces and over 280,000 agent places unfold throughout 772 out of the 774 Native Authorities Areas in Nigeria.

Along with banking options and providers, FirstBank offers pension fund custody providers in Nigeria via First Pension Custodian Nigeria Restricted and nominee and related providers via First Nominees Nigeria Restricted.

FirstBank’s dedication to Variety is proven in its insurance policies, partnerships and initiatives corresponding to its workers’ ratio of feminine to male (about 41%:59%; and 37% girls in administration roles) in addition to the FirstBank Ladies Community, an initiative that seeks to handle the gender hole and enhance the participation of girls in any respect ranges throughout the organisation.  As well as, the Financial institution’s membership of the UN Ladies is an affirmation of a deliberate coverage that’s in step with UN Ladies’s Ladies Empowerment’s Ideas (WEPs) ─ Equal Alternative, Inclusion, and Nondiscrimination.

For six consecutive years (2011 – 2016), FirstBank was named “Most Invaluable Financial institution Model in Nigeria” by the globally famend The Banker Journal of the Monetary Instances Group and “Finest Retail Financial institution in Nigeria” eight instances in a row, 2011 – 2018, by the Asian Banker Worldwide Excellence in Retail Monetary Companies Awards.

Considerably, FirstBank’s World Credit score Score was A+ with a constructive outlook whereas rankings by Fitch and Commonplace & Poor’s had been A (nga) and ngBBB+ respectively each with Steady outlooks as at September 2023. FirstBank maintained the identical stage of worldwide credit score rankings because the sovereign; a milestone that was achieved in 2022 for the primary time since 2015.

In 2024, FirstBank acquired notable worldwide awards and accolades. A few of these embrace Nigeria’s Finest Financial institution for ESG 2024 and Nigeria’s Finest Financial institution for Corporates 2024 each awarded by Euromoney Awards for Excellence; Finest SME Financial institution in Africa and in Nigeria by The Asian Banker World Awards; Finest Non-public Financial institution in Nigeria and Finest Non-public Financial institution for Sustainable Investing in Africa by World Finance Awards; Finest Company Financial institution in Nigeria 2024, Finest CSR Financial institution in Nigeria 2024, Finest Retail Financial institution in Nigeria 2024, Finest SME Financial institution in Nigeria 2024 and Finest Non-public Financial institution in Nigeria 2024 all awarded by the World Banking and Finance Awards.

FirstBank has continued to realize large acclaim on the worldwide stage with a number of worldwide awards and recognitions acquired to this point in 2025 which incorporates Finest SME Financial institution in Nigeria 2025 and Finest SME Financial institution in Africa 2025 by The Asian Banker; Finest Non-public Financial institution in Nigeria 2025 and Finest Non-public Financial institution for Sustainable Investing in Africa 2025 by World Finance Awards; SME Financier of the Yr in Nigeria 2025 by The Digital Banker World SME Banking Innovation Awards; Finest Retail Financial institution in Nigeria 2025 and Finest Financial institution for Empowering Ladies Entrepreneurs in Nigeria 2025 all by The Annual World Economics Awards.

Our imaginative and prescient is “To be Africa’s Financial institution of first alternative” and our mission is “To stay true to our title by offering the most effective monetary providers doable”. This dedication is anchored on our core values of EPIC – Entrepreneurship, Professionalism, Innovation and Buyer-Centricity. Our strategic ambition is “To ship accelerated development in profitability via customer-led innovation and disciplined execution.”

Olayinka Ijabiyi

Ag. Group Head, Advertising and marketing & Company Communications

First Bank of Nigeria Restricted