FirstHoldCo Secures Shareholders' Approval for N1 Trillion Capital Signalling bold strategic reset
First HoldCo Plc (“FirstHoldCo” or “the Group”), the parent company
of Nigeria’s oldest and one of its most systemically important financial institutions, FirstBank,
has secured shareholders’ approval at its 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held
on 29 May 2026 to undertake a multi tranche capital raising programme of up to N253.099
billion through a combination of Continued on page 5
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In Continuation of Reconciliation Efforts, Atiku Meets Hayatu-Deen in Lagos Chuks Okocha in Abuja
In continuation of efforts to consolidate his candidacy
and reconcile with rivals at the recent presidential primary election of African Democratic Congress
(ADC), presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, held a closed-
door meeting with Mohammed Hayatu-Deen at his Lagos residence. Atiku had held a meeting
last week with his closest rival at the primary, former Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, soon
after winning the party's presidential ticket. Continued on page 5
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FIRST HOLDCO'S 14TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING...
L-R: Mrs. Kofo Dosekun, Director, FirstHoldCo; Mr. Segun Alebiosu, MD/CEO, FirstBank; Mr. Wale Oyedeji, GMD, FirstHoldCo; Mr. Femi Otedola, CON, Group Chairman, FirstHoldCo; Mrs. Abiola Baruwa, Group Company Secretary, FirstHoldCo; and Directors of FirstHoldCo, Dr. Alimi Abdul-Razaq, Dr. Abiodun Fatade and Dr. (Sir) Peter Aliogo, during the FirstHoldCo Plc 14th Annual General Meeting held last Friday. The virtual AGM shows pictures of the directors at the meeting
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