FBN Holdings becomes Nigeria’s biggest lender by market value

FBN Holdings, the parent company of Nigeria’s oldest commercial banking institution First Bank, attained its all-time peak valuation on Monday.

The feat was recorded after a week of sustained gains catapulted the worth of its shares beyond N1.2 trillion.

The valuation lifts the financial services group to a new milestone as Nigeria’s biggest lender by market capitalisation, pushing peer Guaranty Trust Holding Company, which has held the title for a while, to the back seat.